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Worker's Companion 



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150 Bible Readings 



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W: C. TRAZIER 



" Study to show thyself approved unto God, a work 
man that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing 
the word of truth." 2 Jim. s .- is. 



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GOD'S REVIVALIST OFFICE 

** Mount of Blessings" 
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Copyrighted, 1911, by W. C. Frazier. 






Dedicatory. 

To God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; 
Wife, who has assisted much in the labor of this hook, 
and the great army of loyal workers of every 
name who have enlisted in this holy war 
for the advancement of His kingdom, 
salvation of souls, and the pro- 
motion of Gospel truth, 
life humbly and sincerely dedicate these pages. 






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Preface. 

At the request of many of God's children, and from 
a God-given conviction, we bestow the result of six years 
of research, prayer, and hard study upon the public, with- 
out apology, praying that many may take advantage of 
these pages to the extent that they may prove enlight- 
ment, instruction, conviction, and salvation to them. 

The best commentary on the Bible is the Bible itself, 
and we believe these Bible readings will be useful in pri- 
vate study as well as public service, and especially helpful 
to those who are called to conduct a service on short 
notice. It is our sincere desire and earnest prayer that 
God may make these Bible readings a great help and 
blessing to all of God^s servants and to His people of 
every name. 

W. C. Frazie:r. 



Worker's Companion. 



All Things. 

1. All things are freely given. 

"He that spared not His own Son, but delivered him 
up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give 
us all things ?'' Rom. 8 : 32. 

2. All things are possible, 

"If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him 
that believeth." Mk. 9 : 23. 

3. All things work together for good. 

''And we know that all things work together for good 
to them that love God." Rom. 8 : 28. 

4. All things received by prayer, 

'/And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, 
believing, ye shall receive." Matt. 21:22. 

5. All things done through Jesus. 

"I can do all things through Christ which strength- 
eneth me." Phil. 4:13. 

6. All needs supplied. 

"But my God shall supply all your need according to 
his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Phil. 4: 19. 

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7. All care upon Him, 

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for 
yau/' I Pet. 5 : 7. 

8. Preserved from all evil. 

"The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall 
preserve thy soul." Ps. 121 : 7. 

Abiding in Christ. 

What Does It Mean ? 

1. Sin not. 

"Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever 
sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.'' i Jno. 

2. Christlikeness. 

"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also 
so to walk even as he walked.'' i Jno. 2 : 6. 

3. Power in prayer. 

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye 
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." 
Jno. 15:7. 

4. Fruitful. 

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth 
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : 
for without me ye can do nothing." Jno. 15:5. 

5. Protecting wing. 

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, 



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shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Ps. 
91:1. 

6. Comforted, 

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever/' 
Jno. 14: 16. 

7. Boldness or assurance at His coming. 

"And now, little children, abide in - him ; that, ^hen 
he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be 
ashamed before him at his coming/' i Jno. 2 : 28I 

Abounding Christian. 

They Abound in What? 

1. In faith. 

"Therefore as ye abound in everything, in faith, and 
utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in 
your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also." 
2 Cor. 8 : 7. 

2. In knowledge. 

''Therefore as ye abound in everything, in faith, and 
utterance, and and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in 
your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also." 
2 Cor. 8:7. 

3. In utterance. 

''Therefore as ye abound in everything, in faith, and 
utterance, and and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in 



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your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also." 
2 Cor. 8:7. 

4. In love, 

"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more 
and more in knov^ledge and in all judgment/' Phil. 
1 : 19. 

5. In grace, 

"And in your love to us, see that ye abound in this 
grace also." 2 Cor. 8 : 7. 

6. In diligence. 

"Therefore, as ye abound in everything, in faith, 

and in all diligence." 2 Cor. 8 : 7. 

7. In suffering. 

"For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our 
consolation also aboundeth by Christ." 2 Cor. i : 5. 

8. In hope. 

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the 
power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. 15: 13. 

9. In blessing. 

"A faithful man shall abound with blessings." Prov. 
28 : 20. 

10. In the work of the Lord. 

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, un- 
moveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in 
the Lord." i Cor. 15:58. 



Another Com^rte:r. ii 

Another Comforter. 

I. Promisi:d By Ji:sus. 

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever/' 
Jno. 14: 16. 

II. Given by the Father. 

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." 
Jno. 14 : 16. 

III. Sent by Jesus. 

"But when the Comforter is come whom I will send 
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which 
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me." 
Jno. 15:26. 

IV. His Fii,i,ing Commanded. 

"Be not drunk with wine wherein is excess, but be 
filled with the Spirit." Eph. 5 : 18. 

V. His E^s^ects. 

1. Gives liberty, 

"And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 
2 Cor. 3: 17. 

2. Gives power, 

"But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts i : 8. 



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3. Basy to testify, 

''And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and 
began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave 
them utterance." Acts 2 : 4. 

4. Steadfastness in prayer, 

"And they continued steadfast in the apostles' doctrine 
and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers." 
Acts 2 : 42. 

5. In doctrine and fellowship. 

"And they continued steadfast in the apostles' doctrine 
and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers." 
Acts 2 : 42. 

6. Boldness. 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they 
spake the word of God with boldness." Acts 4: 31. 

7. Drazvs the multitude. 

"Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came 
together and were confounded." Acts 2 : 6. 

8. Brings a oneness. 

"These all continued with one accord in prayer and in 
supplication." Acts i : 14. 

9. Brings joy. 

"Did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of 
heart praising God, and having favor with all the people." 
Acts 2 : 46. 



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10. Wins souls. 



"And the Lord added to the church daily such as 
should be saved." Acts 2 : 47. 

VI. For Whom. 

1. Believers only, 

"Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot re- 
ceive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him, 
but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be 
in you." Jno. 14: 17; 17: 16, 17. 

2. ''They are not of the world, even as I am not of the 
world. Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is 
truth." Jno. 17: 16, 17. 

VII. Received How? 

1. Instantaneously. 

"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they 
were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly 
there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty 
wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost." Acts 
2:1,2,4. 

2. By faith, 

"And God, which knoweth the hearts, bear them wit- 
ness, giving them the Holy Ghost even as he did unto us. 
And put no difference between us and them, purifying 
their hearts by faith." Acts 15:8, 9. 



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Abundant Salvation. 

1. Abundant mercy, 

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath 
begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection 
of Jesus Christ from the dead." i Pet. i : 3. 

2. Abundant pardon, 

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, and 
he will hav*e mercy upon him; and to our God, for he 
will abundantly pardon." Isa. 55 : 7. 

3. Abundant life, 

"I am come that they might have life, and that they 
might have it more abundantly." Jno. 10 : 10. 

4. Abundant grace, 

'Tor If by one man's offence death reigned by one; 
much more they which received abundance of grace, 
and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, 
Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:17. 

5. Abundance of peace, 

''But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall delight 
themselves in the abundance of peace." Ps. 37:11. 
''Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will 
cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of 
peace and truth." Jer. 33 : 6. 

6. Abundance of the Holy Ghost, 

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, 



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but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing 
of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost ; which 
he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our 
Savior." Tit. 3:5,6. 

7. To the free giver. 

*'For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he 
shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall 
be taken away even that which he hath.'' Matt. 25 : 29. 

8. Abundant satisfaction. 

"They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness 
of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the 
river of thy pleasures/' Ps. 36 : 8. 

9. Abundant rejoicing, 

"That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus 
Christ." Phil. 1:26. 

10. Abundantly enlarged. 

"But having hope when your faith is increased, that 
we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule 
abundantly." 2 Cor. 10:15. 

11. An abundant entrance in. 

"For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you 
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. i:ii. 

At the Feet of Jesus. 

I. Pardon at His feet. 
"And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began 



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to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the 
hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them 
with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, her sins, 
which are many, are forgiven: for she loved much: but 
to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little, and he 
said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that 
sat at meat with him began to say within themselves. 
Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to 
the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.'' 
Lu. 7:38,47-50. 

2. Intercession, 

"For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an 
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his 
feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by 
nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth 
the devil out of her daughter." Mk. 7 : 25, 26. 

3. Worship, 

"As they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met 
them, saying. All hail ! And they came and held him by 
the feet, and worshipped him." Matt. 28 : 9. 

4. Taught, 

"And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at 
Jesus' feet, and heard his word." Lu. 10 : 39. 

5. Healing, 

"Then they went out to see what was done ; and came 
to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils 
were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and 
in his right mind: and they were afraid. They also 



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which saw it told them by what means he that was pos- 
sessed of the devils was healed/' Lu. 8 : 35, 36. 

6. Comfort, 

*'The Jews then which were with her in the house, 
and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose 
up hastily and went out, followed her, saying. She goeth 
unto the grave to weep there. Then when Mary was 
come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at 
his feet, saying unto him. Lord, if thou hadst been here, 
my brother had not died." Jno. 11 : 31, 32. 

7. Thanksgiving. 

''And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, 
turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God. And 
fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks." 
Lu. 17:15, 16. 

8. Saints found. 

"Then they went out to see what was done ; and came 
to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils 
were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and 
in his right mind : and they were afraid." Lu. 8 : 35. 

Asking. 

I. Whom to Ask. 

I. Our Heavenly Father. 

''Whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, 
he may give it you." Jno. 15 : 16. 



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II. How TO Ask. 

1. In the name of Christ. 

"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will 
I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If 
ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.'' Jno. 
14:13,14. 

2. In prayer and faith, 

"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, 
believing, ye shall receive." Matt. 21 : 22. 

III. What to Ask For. 

1. Old paths and good way, 

"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, 
and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and 
walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.'' Jer. 
6:16. 

2. The Holy Ghost, 

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts 
unto your children : how much more shall your heavenly 
Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him." Lu. 
11:13. 

3. Fullness of joy. 

"Ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." 
Jno. 16:24. 

4. Wisdom. 

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that 



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giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not: and it 
shall be given him/' Jas. i : 5. 

5. Anything, 

''If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it." 
Jno. 14: 14. 

IV. Conditions o^ Asking. 

1. Abide in Christ, 

'If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye 
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.'' 
Jno. 15:7. 

2. Do the things that please Him. 

"And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because 
we keep his commandments, and do those things that 
are pleasing in his sight." i Jno. 3 : 22. 

Boldness of Seven Men. 

1. Shadrack bold in the time of persuasion, 

"If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver 
us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver 
lis out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known 
unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor 
worship the golden image which thou hast set up." Dan. 
3:17, 18. 

2. Daniel bold in prayer, 

"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, 
he went into his house; and, his windows being opened 



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in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt upon his 
knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks 
before his God, as he did aforetime." Dan. 6: lo. 

3. Barnabas bold in speech. 

"Speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony 
unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and won- 
ders to be done by their hands." Acts 14:3. 

4. David bold in battle. 

"Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to 
me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield; 
but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, 
the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied." 
I Sam. 17:45. 

5. Apollos bold in teaching. 

"And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue ; whom 
when Acquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him 
unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God 
more perfectly." Acts 18:26. 

6. Paul bold in preaching. 

"And declared unto them how he had seen the Lord 
in the way, and that he had spoken to him^ and how he 
had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus." 
Acts 9 : 2y. 

7. Peter bold in God's service. 

"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, 
and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant 
men, they marveled ; and they took knowledge of them 
that they had been with Jesus." Acts 4: 13. 



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Be Clean. 

I. W^ SHOUI.D BE) Ci.e:AN. 

1. From all sin, 

"Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse 
me from my sin/' Ps. 51:2. 

2. From all idols. 

''Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye 
shall be clean : from all your filthiness, and from all your 
idols, will I cleanse you/' Ezek. 36: 25. 

3. From all filthiness. 

"Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye 
shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all 
your idols, will I cleanse you." Ezek. 36:25. "Having 
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse 
ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, per- 
fecting holiness in the fear of God." 2 Cor. 7:1. 

4. From the blood of all men. 

"Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean." 
Acts 18:6. 

II. Bering Cive:ansi:d Inci.ude:s. 

1. Clean hands. 

"Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your 
hearts ye doubleminded." Jas. 4 : 8. 

2. A clean heart. 

"Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God." 
Matt. 5:8. 



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3. A clean way. 

'Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by 
taking heed thereto according to thy word." Ps. 119: 9. 

4. Clean body and conscience, 

*Xet us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance 
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil con- 
science, and our bodies washed with pure water." Heb. 
10 : 22. 

Bells. 

Bells are used for many purposes, they illustrate the 
calls and warnings of God. 

1. The fire bell of warning — escape for thy life. 

''Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee, neither stay 
thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou 
be consumed." Gen. 19:17. 

2. The church bell of love — God so loved the world. 

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only 
begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting Hfe." Jno. 3: 16. 

3. The dinner bell of grace — come for all things are 

ready. 

"Behold I have prepared my dinner ; my oxen and my 
fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto 
the marriage." Matt. 22 : 4. 

4. The school bell of light — learn of me. 

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am 



BibIvE: B's. 23 

meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your 
souls." Matt. 11:29. 

5. The work hell of life — work to-day, 

"Son, go work to-day in my vineyard." Matt. 21 : 28. 

6. The golden bell of testimony, 

''A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and 
a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about." 
Ex. 28 : 34. 

7. The passing bell of death, 

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after 
this the judgment." Heb. 9:27. 

Bible B's From Gospel Hives. 

1. Be saved. 

"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the 
earth : for I am God, and there is none else." Isa. 45 : 22, 

2. Be filled, 

"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but 
be filled with the Spirit." Eph. 5 : 18. 

3. Be holy, 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye 
holy in all manner of conversation." i Pet. 1:15, 16. 

4. Be strong. 

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in 
the power of his might." Eph. 6: 10. 



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5. Be obedient. 

"When thou art in tribulation, and all these things 
are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn 
to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his 
voice." Deut. 4 : 30. 

6. Be steadfast, 

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, 
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in 
the Lord/' i Cor. 15:58. 

7. Be witnesses. 

"But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me 
both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria and 
unto the uttermost parts of the earth.'' Acts i : 8. 

8. Be joyful, 

"Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud 
upon their beds.'' Ps. 149: 5. 

9. Be a light, 

"For so hath the Lord commanded us saying, I have 
set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst 
be for salvation unto the ends of the earth." Acts 13 : 47. 

10. Be followers, 

"And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers 
of that which is good?" i Pet. 3:13. "Be ye there- 
fore followers of God, as dear children." Eph. 5:1. 



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11. Be diligent. 

"Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks and 
look well to thy herds." Prov. 27 : 23. 

12. Be watchful and prayerfuL 

■ ''Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.'* 
Mk. 14:38. 

13. Be faithful. 

"And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a 
servant, for a testimony of those things which were to 
be spoken after.'' Heb. 3 : 5. 

14. Be ready, 

''Therefore be ye also ready : for in such an hour as ye 
think not the Son of man cometh." Matt. 24 : 44. 

Backsliding. 

I. BacksIvIding De:^ine:d. 

1. Losing the first love, 

"Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because 
thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from 
whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first 
works ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will 
remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou 
repent." Rev. 2:4, 5. 

2. Drifting away from the gospel standard of truth, 

"Ye are fallen from grace. Ye did run well ; who did 
hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?" Gal. 
5 •• 4, 7. 



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3. Turning from God. 

''And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his 
heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which 
had appeared unto him twice/' i Kings 11:9. 

IL BacksIvIding is Possibi,i:. 

1. Adam and Bve by disobedience fell. 

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made 
sinners." Rom. 5 : 19. 

2. Angels through disobedience fell. 

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of 
the morning, how art thou cut down to the ground, 
which did weaken the nations.'' Isa. 14: 12. 

3. Judas by transgression fell. 

"Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his 
own place." Acts i : 25. 

4. When we think we stand take heed lest ive fall. 

"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take 
heed lest he fall." i Cor. 10: 12. 

III. Signs o^ Backsi^iding. 

1. Losing the love to study the Scriptures or for his 

will. 

"Because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the 
Father which hath sent me." Jno. 5 : 30. 

2. Losing love for, and neglecting secret prayer. 
"But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet. 



BaCKSIvIDING. 2J 

and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to the Father 
which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret 
shall reward thee openly." Matt. 6 : 6. 

3. Failing to assemble with God's people. 

*'Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, 
as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another ; 
and so much the more as ye see the day approaching/' 
Heb. 10:25. 

4. Noticing and finding fault with everybody. 

''Charity suffereth long and is kind, charity envieth 
not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.'' 
I Cor. 13 : 4. 

5. Ceasing to shout God's praises, 

*'I will bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall con- 
tinually be in my mouth." Ps. 34: i. 

6. Dead formal meetings. 

''God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must 
worship him in Spirit and in truth." Jno. 4 : 24. 

7. Dry, lifeless sermons. 

"And my speech and my preaching was not with 
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration 
of the Spirit and of power." i Cor. 2 : 4. 

IV. The: B1B1.E; Te:ache:s. 

I. It is not necessary for people to backslide. 

"To an inheritance Incorruptible, and undefiled, and 
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who 



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are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva- 
tion ready to be revealed in the last time." i Pet. i : 4, 5. 

2. A backslider is in a worse condition than if he had 
never been saved, 

''For it had been better for them not to have known 
the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, 
to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto 
them." 2 Pet. 2: 21. 

By and in Faith, 

1. Justified by faith. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace 
with God through our Lord. Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1. 

2. Sanctified by faith. 

"To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness 
to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that 
they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance 
among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me." 
Acts 26: 18. 

3. Purified by faith. 

"And put no difference between us and them, purifying 
their hearts by faith." Acts 15:9. 

4. Stand by faith. 

"By whom also we have access by faith into this grace 
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory 
of God." Rom. 5 : 2. 



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5. Live by faith, 

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I Hve: yet 
not I but Christ Hveth in me : and the Hf e which I now 
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, 
who loved me, and gave himself for me." Gal. 2 : 20. 

6. Walk by faith. 

"For we walk by faith, and not by sight." 2 Cor. 5 : 7. 

7. Ask in faith. 

"But let him ask in faith nothing wavering, for he 
that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the 
wind and tossed." Jas. i : 6. 

8. Overcome by faith. 

"And this is the victory that overcometh the world, 
even our faith." i Jno. 5 : 4. 

9. Boldness in faith. 

"For they that have used the office of a deacon well 
purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness 
in the faith which is in Christ Jesus." i Tim. 3 : 13. 

10. Resist in faith. 

"Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the 
same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that 
are in the world." i Pet. 5:9. 

11. Continue in faith. 

"Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, 
if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with 
sobriety." i Tim. 2: 15. 



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12. Rich in faith, 

*'Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in 
faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised 
to them that love him/' Jas. 2: 5. 

13. Die in faith. 

*'These all died in faith, not having received the pro- 
mises, but having seen them afar oflf, and were persuaded 
of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they 
were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.'' Heb. 11 : 13. 

Behold. 

1. ''BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath 
bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of 
Gk>d." I Jno. 3:1. 

2. ''BEHOLD, I was shapen in iniquity and In sin did 
my mother conceive me." Ps. 51:5. 

3. "BEHOLD, I bring you glad tidings of great joy 
which shall be to all people." Lu. 2 : 10. 

4. "BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that 
it cannot save ; neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear." 
Isa. 59: I. 

5. "BEHOLD the Lamb of God, which taketh away 
the sin of the world." Jno. i : 29. 

6. "BEHOLD, now is the accepted time; behold, now 
is the day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6:2. 

7. "BEHOLD, I stand at the door and knock: if any 
man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to 
him, and sup with him and he with me." Rev. 3 : 20. 



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8. "BEHOLD, I see heaven opened and the Son of 
man standing on the right hand of God/' Acts 7: 56. 

9. ''BEHOLD, the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to 
meet him.'' Matt. 25 : 6. 

Carnality in the Disciples. 

BiBL,!) Prooi^ That They Were not Sanctified Bei^ore 

Pentecost. 

1. They were revengeful. 

''And when his disciples James and John saw this, they 
said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come 
down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias 
did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said. Ye 
know not what manner of spirit ye are of." Lu. 9: 54, 
55. 

2. They were imcharitahle and bigoted, 

"And John answered him saying. Master, we saw one 
casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us : 
and we forbade him, because he followeth not us." Mk. 

9:38. 

3. Perfect love had not yet cast out fear. 

"But all this was done, that the scriptures of the 
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples for- 
sook him, and fled." Matt. 26 : 56. 

4. Jesus promised to sanctify and told them to tarry. 
"And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon 



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you : but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be 
endued with power from on high/' Lu. 24 : 49. 

5. They were self-seeking, 

"But they held their peace : for by the way they had 
disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest." 
Mk. 9:34. 

6. They were hasty. 

"And, behold, one of them which was with Jesus 
stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck 
a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear/' 
Matt. 26: 51. 

7. They had worldly ambition, 

"And he said unto her. What wilt thou? She saith 
unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one 
on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy king- 
dom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what 
ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall 
drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am 
baptized with? They say unto him, We are able." 
Matt. 20: 21, 22. 

8. They were prejudiced, 

"And John answered him saying. Master, we saw one 
casting out devils in thy name, and he f olloweth not us : 
and we forbade him, because he followeth not us." Mk. 
9:38. 

9. They had unbelief, 

"And they, when they had heard that he was alive, 
and had been seen of her, believed not." Mk 16: ii. 



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10. They had cowardice. 

''And they all forsook him and fled.'' Mk. 14 : 50. 

Christians' Calling. 

I. God's Choice: Cai.i.e:d. 

''For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many 
wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many 
noble, are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things 
of the world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen 
the weak things of the world to confound the things 
which are mighty." i Cor. i : 26, 27. 

11. Cai.i.i:d Unto What? 

1. Called unto holiness. 

''For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto 
holiness." i Thess. 4 : 7. 

2. Called unto glory and virtue, 

^'According as his divine power hath given unto us 
all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through 
the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and 
virtue." 2 Pet. i : 3. 

3. Called unto peace, 

"But God hath called us to peace." i Cor. 7: 15. 

4. Called unto riches, 

"The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; 
that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and 



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what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the 
saints.'' Eph. i : i8. 

5. Called unto unity, 

''There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are 
called in one hope of your calling." Eph. 4 : 4. 

6. Called unto suffering, 

''For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ 
also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye 
should follow his steps." i Pet. 2:21. 

III. His Cai^ungs are Termed. 

1. Holy calling, 

"Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling, 
not according to our works, but according to his own 
purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus 
before the world began." 2 Tim. 1:9. 

2. High calling, 

"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high 
calling of God in Christ Jesus." Phil. 3 : 14. 

3. Heavenly calling. 

"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly 
calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our 
profession, Christ Jesus." Heb. 3:1. 

IV. CAI.1.ING AND E1.ECT10N Sure. 

"Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to 
make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these 
things, ye shall never fall." 2 Pet. i : 10. 



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Comfort. 

I. God, the: Source oi^ Comfort. 

"The God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all 
our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them 
which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we 
ourselves are comforted of God." 2 Cor. i : 3, 4. 

II. How Hie COMI^ORTS. 

1. By His Son, 

*'For the Lord shall comfort Zion ; he will comfort all 
her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like 
Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy 
and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and 
the voice of melody." Isa. 51:3. 

2. By His Spirit. 

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." 
Jno. 14: 16. 

3. By His word. 

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were 
written for our learning; that we through patience and 
comfort of the scriptures might have hope." Rom. 15:4. 

4. By His rod and staff, 

"Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Ps. 23 : 4. 

in. Whom Hk Comforts. 
I. They that mourn, 

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be com- 
forted." Matt. 5:4. 



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2. They that are afflicted. 

''This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word 
quickened me." Ps. 119:50. 

3. They that are downcast. 

''Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are 
cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus." 2 
Cor. 7:6. 

4. They that are ready for Christ's return, 

"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught 
up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord 
in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 
Wherefore comfort one another with these words." 
I Thess. 4: 17, 18. 

5. They that die in the faith, 

"But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy 
lifetime receivedest thy good things, and likewise Lazarus 
evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tor- 
mented." Lu. 16:25. 

Christlikeness. 

I. God's Peopi^e are to be Like Him in Seven Things. 

1. Merciful. 

"Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is mer- 
ciful." Lu. 6:36. 

2. Perfect in heart, 

"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which 
is in heaven is perfect." Matt. 5 : 48. 



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3. Pure in heart and character. 

"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth 
himself, even as he is pure." i Jno. 3 : 3. 

4. Holy in all manner of conversation, 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be 
ye holy, for I am holy." i Pet. 1:15, 16. 

5. Righteous in all dealings and business. 

"He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he 
is righteous." i Jno. 3 : 7. 

6. Free from the world and pleasures. 

"I have given them thy word; and the world hath 
hated them, because they are not of the world, even as 
I am not of the world." Jno. 17: 14. 

7. One even as Christ and the Father. 

"And the glory which thou gavest me I have given 
them ; that they may be one, even as we are one." Jno. 
17:22. 

Christian Perfection. 

I. (Christian Pe:r^kction) Provided For. 

1. In God. 

"God is my strength and power : and he maketh my 
way perfect." 2 Sam. 22 : 33. 

2. In the Gospel. 

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is 



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profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for 
instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may 
be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." 
2 Tim. 3 : i6, 17. 

3. In the blood of Christ. 

''Now the God of peace, that brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in every good work to do his will." Heb. 13 : 20, 
21. 

II. (Pe:ri^e:ction) Commanded. 

"The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I 
am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou 
perfect." Gen. 17: i. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as 
your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matt. 5 : 48. 

III. (Christian Pe:r^kction) Attainabi^d in This 

Lii^i:. 

"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are per- 
fect : yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes 
of this world, that come to nought." i Cor. 2 : 6. 

IV. (Peri^e:ction) i^or thk Peopi.e: 01^ God Oni.y. 

"Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good 
comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of 
love and peace shall be with you." 2 Cor. 13: 11. 

V. Standard o^ Perfection. 

"The disciple is not above his master: but every one 
that is perfect shall be as his master." Lu. 6 : 40. 



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VI. Pe:ri^kction IncIvUdes. 

1. Perfect holiness. 

"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let 
us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and 
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God." 2 Cor. 
7:1. 

2. Perfect heart. 

''Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God/' 
Matt. 5:8. 

3. Perfect love, 

''Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have 
boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so 
are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but 
perfect love casteth out fear : because fear hath torment. 
He that feareth is not made perfect in love." i Jno. 
4:17, 18. 

4. Perfect unity. 

"That they all may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, 
and I in thee, that they also may be one in us : that the 
world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the 
glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that 
they may be one, even as we are one." Jno. 17:21, 22. 

VH. CoNi^iRMiNG Testimonies. 
I. Job, 

"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was 
Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that 
feared God and eschewed evU." Job i : i. 



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2. Noah, 

''Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, 
and Noah walked with God." Gen. 6 : 9. 

3. Hezekiah. 

"I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have 
walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, 
and have done that which is good in thy sight." 2 Kings 
20 : 3. 

4. Paul. 

*Xet us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus 
minded : and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God 
shall reveal even this unto you." Phil. 3: 15. 

Confidential Church. 

Ps. 46:1-5. 

I. God is Her Refuge. 

II. God is Her Strength. 

HI. God is Her Present Hei.p in Troubi^e. 

IV. Through God She is Feari^ess. 

If God is our refuge, strength and help and through 
him we are fearless, then it is we are like a river that 
streams forth. 

V. Streams or Fi.ows Forth. 

1. In testimony. 

2. In prayer. 

3. In love. 



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4. In peace. 

5. In faith. 

6. In joy. 

7. In satisfaction. 

The main thought of this scripture is true happiness, 
our happiness is Hkened unto a river, pure, boundless, 
and overflowing. 

Contrast Between the Sinner and the Saved. 

1. Under condemnation — no condemnation. 

''There is therefore now no condemnation to them 
which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, 
but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:1. 

2. Under sin and law — free from both. 

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus 
hath made me free from the law of sin and death." 
Rom. 8 : 2. 

3. Without Christ — with Christ. 

"For what the law could not do, in that it was weak 
through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the like- 
ness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the 
flesh." Rom. 8 : 3. 

4. Walking after the flesh — after the Spirit. 

"That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled 
in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." 
Rom. 8 : 4. 



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5. Fleshly minded — spiritually minded. 

''For they that are after the flesh do mind the things 
of the flesh ; but they that are after the Spirit the things 
of the Spirit." Rom. 8 : 5. 

6. In the state of death — state of life and peace, 

"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spirit- 
ually minded is life and peace." Rom. 8 : 6. 

7. Enmity against God — friend, 

"Because the carnal mind is enmity against God : for 
it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can 
be." Rom. 8 : 7. 

8. Rejected by Christ — cared for by him, 

"Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is 
none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead 
because of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of righteous- 
ness." Rom. 8 : 9, 10. 

9. Slave to the flesh or sin — master of the flesh, free 

from sin, 

"Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, 
to live after the flesh." Rom. 8: 12. 

10. Slave to fear — fearless, 

"For ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again 
to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, 
whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Rom. 8: 15. 

11. Poverty stricken — heirs of Heaven. 

"And if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and joint- 



DrviNi: Guidance:. 43 

heirs with Christ ; if so be that we suffer with him, that 
we may be also glorified together/' Rom. 8: 17. 

Divine Guidance. 

I. How Hk Guide:s. 

I. By His voice. 

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they 
follow me." Jno. 10 : 27. 

2. With His eye. 

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which 
thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye/' Ps. 
32:8. 

3. With His counsel. 

"Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and after- 
ward receive me to glory.'' Ps. 73 : 24. 

4. By His presence. 

"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth 
before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know 
his voice." Jno. 10 : 4. 

II. Where; He Guides. 

I. In the path of peace. 

"To give light to them that sit in darkness and In 
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of 
peace." Lu. i : 79. 



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2. Into all truth, 

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
will guide you into all truth/' Jno. i6: 13. 

III. How Long He: Guide:s. 

1. Continually. 

"And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy 
thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou 
shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, 
whose waters fail not." Isa. 58: 11. 

2. Unto death. 

"For this God is our God forever and ever: he will 
be our guide even unto death/' Ps. 48: 14. 

IV. Conditions. 

I. Grateful acknowledgment of past guidance. 

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct 
thy paths/' Prov. 3 : 6. 

Duty Toward the Afflictedo 

1. To pray for them. 

"Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was 
made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." 
Acts 12: 5. 

2. To sympathize with them. 

"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with 
them that weep." Rom. 12: 15. 



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3. To pity them. 

''To him that is affHcted pity should be showed from 
his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty/' 
Job 6 : 14. 

4. To hear them in mind, 

"Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with 
them; and them which sufifer adversity, as being your- 
selves also in the body." Heb. 13:3. 

5. To visit them. 

*Ture religion and undefiled before God and the 
Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in 
their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the 
world." Jas. i : 27. 

6. To comfort them, 

''Who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we 
may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble 
by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted 
of God." 2 Cor. 1 : 4. 

7. To relieve them. 

"And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and 
satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in 
obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon-day." Isa. 
58 : 10. 

8. To protect them. 

"Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the 
afflicted and needy." Ps. 82 : 3. 



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Dwelling. 

I. Where: and How God's Saints Dwei^Iv. 

1. In Christ. 

"He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, 
dwelleth in me, and I in him." Jno. 6 : 56. 

2. In rest. 

"This is my rest forever : here will I dwell ; for I have 
desired it." Ps. 132 : 14. 

3. In safety, 

"The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him ; 
and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he 
shall dwell between his shoulders." Deut. 33 : 12 

4. In unity. 

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren 
to dwell together in unity." Ps. 133: i. 

5. In the Holy Place, 

"I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that 
is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of 
the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones." 
Isa. 57:15. 

6. On high, 

"He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall 
be the munitions of rocks ; bread shall be given him, his 
waters shall be sure." Isa. 33 : 16. 



Divine Strength. 47 

7. Between angels, 

''Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine 
forth/' Ps. 80: I. 

8. Betzveen His shoulders. 

"And the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and 
he shall dwell between his shoulders." Deut. 33 : 12. 

9. In the depths. 

*'Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants 
of Hazor, saith the Lord." Jer. 49 : 30. 

Divine Strength. 

I. How Increased. 

1. By going from strength to strength, 

"They go from strength to strength; every one of 
them in Zion appeareth before God." Ps. 84 : 7. 

2. By prayer. 

^'Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup 
from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done. 
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, 
strengthening him." Lu. 22 : 42, 43. 

3. By meditation. 

"But thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that 
thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written 
therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, 
and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I 
commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be 



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not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy 
God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Josh, i : 8, 

9. 

4. By patience. 

"To them who, by patient continuance in well doing, 
seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life." 
Rom. 2 : 7. 

5. By proper exercise of our gifts, 

''Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given 
thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the 
presbytery." i Tim. 4 : 14. 

Demonstrations. 

1. Old time religion stirs the emotions of men. 

''I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her 
saints shall shout aloud for joy.'^ Ps. 132: 16. 

2. Shouting brings victory, 

"And it shall come to pass, that when they make a 
long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the 
sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a 
great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, 
and the people shall ascend up every man straight before 
him. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when 
the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the 
people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.'* 
Josh. 6:5,16. 

(a) It Is not the number or logic, but the cry, ''The 
sword of the Lord and Gideon." 

"And the three companies blew the trumpets, and 



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brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, 
and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal : 
and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon/' 
Jtidg. 7:20. 

3. God's order is that all men should praise Him. 

*'The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also 
are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also 
sing." Ps. 65 : 13. 

4. David lived in demonstration, 

"And David danced before the Lord with all his 
might; and David was girded with a linen ephod." 
2 Sam. 6 : 14. 

5. The angels believed in demonstration, - 

"And suddenly there was with the angels a multitude 
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to 
God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward 
men.'' Lu. 2: 13, 14. 

6. The ascent and descent of the Son of God was with 

a shout, 

"God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the 
sound of a trumpet." Psa. 47 : 5. "For the Lord him- 
self shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the 
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God : and 
the dead in Christ shall rise first." i Thess. 4: 16. 

7. The description of a holiness camp-meeting in the 

days of Bzra, 
"And they sang together by course in praising and 
giving thanks unto the Lord ; because he is good, for his 
mercy endureth forever toward Israel. And all the peo- 



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pie shouted with a great shout, when they praised the 
Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord 

was laid Wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted 

aloud for joy. So that the people could not discern the 
noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping 
of the people : for the people shouted with a loud shout, 
and the noise was afar off." Ezra 3 : 11-13. 

8. Some of the results of being joyful or full of new 
wine, 

"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the 
temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat 
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Prais- 
ing God, and having favor with all the people. And the 
Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." 
Acts 2 : 46, 47. 

David's Experience. 

1. Conviction. 

"The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains 
of hell gat hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow." 
Ps. 116:3. 

2. Prayer, 

"Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, 
I beseech thee, deliver my soul." Ps. 116:4. 

3. God's mercy declared. 

"Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is 
merciful. The Lord preserveth the simple : I was brought 
low, and he helped me." Ps. 116: 5, 6. 



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4. Rest found, 

"Return unto the rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath 
dealt bountifully with thee." Ps. 116:7. 

5. Confession or testimony, 

**For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine 
eyes from tears, and my feet from falling/' Ps. 116: 8. 

6. This is a three-fold confession, — 

(a) The soul delivered from death. 

(b) The eyes from tears. 

(c) His feet from falling. 

7. Love. 

**I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and 
my suppHcations." Ps. 116:1. 

8. Declaration, 

''Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore 
will I call upon him as long as I live." Ps. 116: 2. 

9. Sanctified, 

*'Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse 
me from my sin. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be 
clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." Ps. 
51:2,7. 

10. Walk before the Lord in the land of the living. 

"I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living." 
Ps. 116:9. 



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Deliverance. 

I. God's Saints are: De:ivIve:re:d From. 

1. Sin. 

''Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, 
and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son : 
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even 
the forgiveness of sins.'' Col. i : 13, 14. 

2. Enemies, 

''That he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered 
out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without 
fear." Lu. i : 74. 

3. The world. 

"Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver 
us from this present evil world, according to the will 
of God and our Father." Gal. i : 4. 

4. People. 

"Delivering thee from the people and from the Gen- 
tiles, unto whom now I send thee." Acts 26: 17. 

5. Trouble. 

"Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will 
I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath 
known m.y name. He shall call upon me, and I will 
answer him, I will be with him in trouble ; I will deHver 
him and honor him." Ps. 91 : 14, 15. 

6. Darkness. 

"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, 



DisciPiv^sHip o^ Saints. 53 

•and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son." 
Col. 1 : 13. 

7. Fear. 

"I sought the Lord and he heard me, and delivered me 
from all my fears.'' Ps. 34 : 4. 

8. Afflictions. 

''And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into 
Egypt: but God was with him and deHvered him out of 
all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in 
the sight of Pharoah king of Egypt; and he made him 
governor over Egypt and all his house.'' Acts 7 : 9, 10. 

9. Persecutions. 

''Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at 
Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I en- 
dured : but out of them all the Lord delivered me." 2 
Tim. 3:11. 

10. Death. 

"And deliver them who through fear of death were 
all their lifetime subject to bondage." Heb. 2:15. 
"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but right- 
eousness delivereth from death." Prov. 10 : 2. 



Discipleship of Saints. 

I. They forsake all for Christ. 

"And when they had brought their ships to land, they 
forsook all, and followed him." Lu. 5: 11. 



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2. They are holy, 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be 
ye holy, for I am holy." i Pet. 1:15, 16. 

3. They are like Him, 

"It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, 
and the servant as his lord." Matt. 10: 25. 

4. They follow Him. 

"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come 
after me, cannot be my disciple." Lu. 14 : 27, 

5. They hear fruit. 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
suflfering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness temper- 
ance, against such there is no law." Gal. 5 : 22, 23. 

6. They love one another, 

"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 
if ye have love one to another." Jno. 13 : 35. 

7. They obey Him, 

"And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded 
them." Matt. 21 : 6. 

8. They seek counsel from Him, 

"And when he was entered into the house from the 
people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable." 
Mk. 7: 17. 

9. They lavish their love on Him, 

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the 



DisciPLESHip 01^ Saints. 55 

world. If any man love the world, the love of the 
Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the 
lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride 
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world/' i Jno. 
2:15, 16. 

10. They are misunderstood. 

"But their Scribes and Pharisees murmured against his 
disciples, saying. Why do ye eat and drink with publicans 
and sinners ?" Lu. 5 : 20. 

11. They are the salt of the earth. 

"Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost 
his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth 
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden 
under foot of men." Matt. 5 : 13. 

12. They are the light of the world. 

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on 
a hill cannot be hid.'' Matt. 5 : 14. 

13. They feed the multitudes. 

"And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the 
grass; and he took the five loaves and twO' fishes, and 
looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake; and gave 
the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multi- 
tude." Matt. 14: 19. 

14. They are citizens of another country. 

"For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one 
to come.' Heb. 13 : 14. "Now therefore ye are no more 
strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the 
saints, and of the household of God." Eph. 2 : 19. 



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Eight Eternal Things. 

1. Eternal salvation, 

"And being made perfect, he became the author of 
eternal salvation unto all them that obey him." Heb. 

5:9. 

2. Bternal redemption, 

"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his 
own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having 
obtained eternal redemption for us." Heb. 9: 12. 

3. Bternal covenant, 

"Now^ the God of peace, that brought again from the 
dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in every good work to do his will, working in 
you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through 
Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever." 
Heb. 13: 20, 21. 

4. Bternal comfort, 

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even 
our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us ever- 
lasting consolation and good hope through grace." 2 
Thess. 2: 16. 

5. Bternal glory, 

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his 
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered 
awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." 
I Pet. 5 : 10. 



Excuses. 



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6. Eternal home,. 

"For we know that if our earthly house of this taber- 
nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house 
not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 2 Cor. 
5:1. 

7. Eternal inheritance. 

"They which are called might receive the promise of 
eternal inheritance." Heb. 9: 15. 

8. Eternal kingdom. 

"For so an entrance shall be ministered untO' you 
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. i : 11. 

Excuses. 

I. Not Now. 

"Behold, now is the accepted time ; behold, now is the 
day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6 : 2. 

II. ToMOJ^ROW. 

I. Tomorrow may he too late. 

"Boast not thyself of tomorrow ; for thou knowest not 
what a day may bring forth." Prov. 27: i. 

III. LiTTi^D More: Pi.e:asure: 01^ This Wori.d. 
I. In Jesus there is pleasure and satisfaction. 

"Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy presence 
is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures 
forevermore." Ps. 16: 11. 



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IV. Too Young. 

1. Youth is the time to seek God. 

'^Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, 
while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh, 
when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them." Ecc. 
12: I. 

2. Later He may not he found. 

"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon 
him while he is near." Isa. 55 : 6. 

V. Ai^TER I Get More o^ This Wori^d's Goods. 

I. Seek God firsts all things will he added. 

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteous- 
ness; and all these things shall be added unto you." 
Matt. 6 : 33. 

VI. I Am in Troubi^e. 

I. The Lord will save from trouhle. 

"This poor man cried and the Lord heard him, and 
saved him out of all his troubles. The righteous cry, and 
the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their 
troubles." Ps. 34:6, 17. 

VIL I Cannot Hoi.d Out. 

I. God has promised to keep His children. 

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is 
stayed on thee ; because he trusteth in thee." Isa, 26 : 3. 



Eti:rnaIv Li^e). 59 

VIII. I Am Too Sinfui.. 
I. Hope for all. 

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let 
him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst 
come. And whosoever will let him take of the water of 
life freely.'' Rev. 22: 17. 

IX. I W11.1. Gi:t Savkd Whe:n I Pi.e:ase:. 

I. It is possible to neglect salvation too long. 

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation." 
Heb. 2:3. 

Eternal Life. 

1. What it is. 

"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.'' 
Jno. 17:3. 

2. Brought by whom? 

"But is now made manifest by the appearing of our 
Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and 
hath brought life and immortality to light through the 
Gospel." 2 Tim. i : 10. 

3. Called to it. 

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, 
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good 
profession before many witnesses." i Tim. 6: 12. 



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4. In whom? 

"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall 
ye also appear with him in glory." Col. 3 : 4. 

5. How obtained. 

"For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is 
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.'' Rom. 6 : 23. 

6. Where kept. 

"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in 
God." Col. 3:3. 

7. What assurance it gives, 

"And I give unto them etejnal life; and they shall 
never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of 
my hand." Jno. 10 : 28. 

8. What it brings. 

"According as his divine power hath given unto us all 
things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the 
knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue." 
2 Pet. 1 : 3. 

9. The world's attitude toward it. 

"And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life." 
Jno. 5 : 40. 

ID. The sad end of those who neglect it. 

"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of 
all men most miserable." i Cor. 15: 19. "He that be- 
lieveth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that be- 
lieveth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of 
God abideth on him." Jno. 3 : 36. 



NlNKTY-]^IRST PSAIvM. 6l 

Explanation on the 91st Psalm. 

I. MY LODGING— the shadow of his wings. 

II. MY HABITATION— the Most High. 
HI. MY COVERING— His wings. 

IV. MY SHIELD— His truth. 

V. MY KEEPER— His angels. 

VI. IF WE LIVE IN THE ABOVE ATTITUDE. 

1. He will anszver when we call, 

2. Be with us in trouble, 

3. Deliverance granted. 

4. Honor inferred 

5. Life prolonged, 

6. Salvation shown or revealed that satisfies. 

Eight "Forths" of the Bible. 

1. Come forth, 

''And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud 
voice, Lazarus, come forth." Jno. 11:43. 

2. Stretch forth, 

"Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. 
And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, 
like as the other." Matt. 12: 13. 

3. Break forth, 

, "Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break 
forth into singing, O mountains, for the Lord hath com- 



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forted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted/' 
Isa. 49: 13. 

4. Bring forth, 

"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to 
the law by the body of Christ that ye should be married 
to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that 
we should bring forth fruit unto God." Rom. 7 : 4. 

5. Stand forth. 

''And he saith unto the man which had the withered 
hand. Stand forth.'' Mk. 3:3. 

6. Go forth. 

''He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious 
seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing 
his sheaves with him." Ps. 126:6. 

7. Went forth. 

"And he spake many things unto them in parables, 
saying. Behold, a sower went forth to sow." Matt. 13 : 3. 

8. Brought forth. 

"But other fell into good ground, and brought forth 
fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty- 
fold." Matt. 13:8. 

Father's Will. 

T. The: Fact oi^ His Having a W11.1.. 

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall 
enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the 
will of my Father which is in heaven." Matt. 7: 21. 



Father's W11.1.. 63 

II. Made to Whom. 
I. . All men. 

''Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto 
the knowledge of truth.'' i Tim. 2 : 4. 

III. What It Is. 

1. Repentance. 

''The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some 
men count slackness ; but is longsufif ering to usward, not 
willing that any should perish, but that all should come 
to repentance." 2 Pet. 3 : 9. 

2. Sanctm cation. 

"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, 
that ye should abstain from fornication." i Thess. 4: 3. 

3. Healing of the sick. 

"And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, 
saying. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, 
I will; be thou clean, and immediately his leprosy was 
cleansed." Matt. 8 : 2, 3. 

4. Intercessory or prevailing prayer. 

"I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up 
holy hands, without wrath and doubting." i Tim. 2 : 8. 

5. Bear much fruit. 

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and 
ordained you that ye should go and bring forth fruit and 
that your fruit should rem.ain." Jno. 15 : 16. 



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IV. Son's Attitude: Toward Father's W11.1.. 

1. Sought for, 

"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is 
in heaven/' Matt. 6: 10. 

2. Delighted in, 

'T delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is 
within my heart/' Ps. 40 : 8. 



Faint Not, 



I. In mercy. 



"Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have 
received mercy, we faint not." 2 Cor. 4:1. 

2. In prayer. 

"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that 
men ought always to pray and not to faint." Lu. 18: I. 

3. In advancing. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they 
shall run, and not be weary ; and they shall walk, and not 
faint." Isa. 40: 31. 

4. In works, 

"Those things, which ye have both learned, and re- 
ceived, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of 
peace shall be with you." Phil. 4 : 9. 



Faith. 65 

5. In tribulation. 

''Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulation 
for you, which is your glory/' Eph. 3:13. 

6. In chastening. 

''My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, 
nor faint when thou art rebuked of him." Heb. 12: 5. 

7. In well-doing. 

"And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due 
season we shall reap, if we faint not." Gal. 6 : 9. 

Faith, 

I. What It Is. 

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the 
evidence of things not seen." Heb. 11 : i. 

II. Its Author. 

"Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our 
faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured 
the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the 
right hand of the throne of God." Heb. 12 : 2. 

III. The Sinner Without It. 

1. No faith. 

"And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how 
is it that ye have no faith?" Mk. 4 : 40. 

2. Dead. 

"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being 
alone." Jas. 2: 17. 



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IV. The) Christian's Faith. 

1. Great. 

'^Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great 
faith, no, not in Israel." Matt. 8 : lo. 

2. Full 

"And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the 
Holy Ghost.'' Acts 6 : 5. 

V. Naturd o^ Faith. 

1. May be increased, 

"And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our 
faith." Lu. 17: 5. 

2. It may he tried, 

"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh 
patience." Jas. 1:3. 

VL The:re: Are Two Successeui. Steps in Faith. 

1. Regeneration. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1. 

2. Sanctification. 

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly." 
I Thess. 5 : 23. 

VII. AccoMPusHED Through Faith. 

I. Please God. 

"But without faith it is impossible to please him." 
Heb, 11:6. 



Fullness of God. 67 

2. Stand in God's favor. 

''Well ; because of unbelief they were broken off, and 
thou standest by faith." Rom. 1 1 : 20. 

3. Walk righteously. 

''Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draw 
back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.'' Heb. 
10:38. 

4. Shield ourselves from the attacks of the devil. 

"Above all taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye 
shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked/' 
Eph. 6: 16. 



Fullness of God, 



I. Commanded. 



"And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowl- 
edge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God." 
Eph. 3 : 19. 

II. What it Me:ans. 

1. Light. 

"This then is the message which we have heard of him, 
and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is 
no darkness at all." i Jno. i : 5. 

2. Grace. 

"And of his fullness have all we received, and grace 
for grace." Jno. i : 16. 



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3. Peace. 

''And the peare of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus.'' Phil. 4:7. 

4. Spirit, 

''God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must 
worship him in spirit and in truth/' Jno. 4 : 24. 

5. Power, 

"But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the 
Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto 
Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin." Mic. 3 : 8. 

6. Joy, 

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the 
power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. 15 : 13. 

7. Rivers, 

"Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly 
enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water : 
thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided 
for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly; 
thou settlest the furrows thereof; thou makest it soft 
with showers ; thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou 
crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop 
fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : 
and the little hills rejoice on every side." Ps. 65 : 9-12. 

8. Pull of sap, 

"The trees of the Lord are full of sap: the cedars of 
Lebanon which he hath planted." Ps. 104: 16. 



God is Able. 69 

9. Prosperity. 

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree ; he 
shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Ps. 92: 12. 

(a) Filled zuith the fruit of righteusness, 

"Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which 
are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of 
Cod." Phil. i:ii. 

(b) The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
suffering, gentleness, kindness, goodness, meekness, tern- 
perance : against such there is no law." Gal. 5 : 22, 23. 

God is Able. 

1. To save, 

"Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost 
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever Hveth to make 
intercession for them." Heb. 7 : 25. 

2. To deliver. 

"If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver 
us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us 
out of thine hand, O king." Dan. 3:17. 

3. To make us stand. 

"Yea, he shall be holden up : for God is able to make 
him stand." Rom. 14:4. 

4. To keep. 

"For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded 
that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto 
him against that day." 2 Tim. i : 12. 



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5. To succor those that are tempted. 

"For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, 
he is able to succor them that are tempted." Heb. 2 : 18. 

6. To make grace abound. 

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward 
you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, 
may abound to every good work." 2 Cor. 9 : 8. 

7. To make wise. 

"And that from a child thou hast known the holy scrip- 
tures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation 
through faith, which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Tim. 3: 15. 

8. To keep from falling. 

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, 
and to present you faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceeding joy." Jude 24. 

9. To save from death. 

"Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up 
prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears 
unto him that was able to save him from death, and was 
heard in that he feared." Heb. 5 : 7. 

God is Faithful. 

"Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, 
the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with 
them that love him and keep his commandments, to a 
thousand generations." Deut. 7 : 9. 



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1. To call or convict. 

"And when he is come he will reprove the world of 
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." Jno. 16:8. 
"God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fel- 
lowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.'' i Cor. i : 9. 

2. To reveal. Phil. 3: 15. 

"Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus mind- 
ed : and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall 
reveal even this unto you.'' Phil. 3: 15. 

3. To forgive. 

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- 
ness." I Jno. 1 : 9. 

4. To sanctify. 

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; 
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be 
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do 
it." I Thess. 5 : 23, 24. 

5. To establish. 

"But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and 
keep you from evil." 2 Thess. 3 : 3. 

6. To deliver from temptation. 

"There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is 
common to man : but God is faithful, who will not 
suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ; but will 
with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye 
may be able to bear it." i Cor. 10: 13. 



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7. In death, 

''For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of 
my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, 
I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim. 
4:6,7. 

8. In His judgments, 

"And I will utter my judgments against them touching 
all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have 
burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the 
works of their own hands." Jer. i : 16. 

9. As a judge. 

"But know thou, that for all these things, God will 
bring thee into judgment." Ecc. 11:9. 

God's All-Seeing Eye. 

1. In Every Pi,ace:. 

"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the 
evil and the good." Prov. 15:3. 

1. Sees everything, 

"He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ; and his eye 
seeth every precious thing. He bindeth the floods from 
overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth 
to Hfe." Job. 28: 10, II. 

2. Penetrates the darkness, 

"Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night 
shineth as the day : darkness and the light are both alike 
to thee." Ps. 139: 12. 



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3. Searches the heart, 

"For the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh 
on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the 
heart." i Sam. 16: 7. 

IL SkksWhom? 

1. Those who have sinned against Him, trying to hide. 

"And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto 
him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice 
in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; 
and I hid myself." Gen. 3 : 9, 10. 

2. The disobedient running from duty, 

"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the. pres- 
ence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa ; and he found 
a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare thereof 
and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish 
from the presence of the Lord." Jonah 1:3. 

3. The hyprocrite in his zvork of robbijtg God, and 

punishes him. 

"But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine 
heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of 
the price of the land? >i< ^jc * >!. Thou hast not lied unto 
men but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words, 
fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came 
on all them that heard these things." Acts 5 : 3-5. 

4. The penitent seeking Him. 

"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray 
unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall 



74 Worker's Companion. 

seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with 
all your heart." Jer. 29: 12, 13. 

III. The Guii^ty Cannot Escape It. 

^'For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of 
Christ. So then every one of us shall give account of 
himself to God.'' Rom. 14: 10, 12. ''Who shall be pun- 
ished with everlasting destruction from the presence of 
the Lord, and from the glory of his power." 2 Thess. 
1:9. 

God's Messenger. 

Acts 20 : 28-38. 

1. As to himself — be qualUled. 

''Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you over- 
seers, to feed the church of God, which he hath pur- 
chased with his own blood.'' Acts 20 : 28. 

2. As to the Holy Spirit — obeys. 

"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you 
overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath 
purchased with his own blood." Acts 20 : 28. 

3. As to the flock — feeds it, 

"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you 
overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath 
purchased with his own blood." Acts 20:28. 



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4. As to the outside enemies — plans against them. 

"For I know this, that after my departing shall grie- 
vous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock." 
Acts 20 : 29. 

5. As to the inside enemies — he rid of them. 

"Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking 
perverse things, to draw away disciples after them/' 
Acts 20 : 30. 

6. As to the previous workers — remembers and honors 

them. 

"Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space 
of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and 
day with tears." Acts 20: 31. 

7. As to His followers — commends them to God. 

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to 
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and 
to give you an inheritance among all them which are 
sanctified." Acts 20 : 32. 

8. As to the Word of God — builds on it and receives 

an inheritance. 

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to 
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and 
to give you an inheritance among all them which are 
sanctified." Acts 20 : 32. 

9. As to himself — receives his convictions and follows 

the same. 

"Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have min- 



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istered unto my necessities, and to them that were with 
me/' Acts 20 : 34. 

TO. As to the weak members — he sympathetic and help- 
ful, 

''I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring 
ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words 
of the Lord Jesus, how he said. It is more blessed to give 
than to receive.'' Acts 20 : 35. 

II. As to fellow-workers — he appreciative and loyal, 

"And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and 
prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell 
on Paul's neck, and kissed him. Sorrowing most of all 
for the words which he spake, that they should see his 
face no more. And they accompanied him unto the 
ship." Acts 20: 36-38. 



God's Holiness. 

I. The: Origin. 

''According as he hath chosen us in him, before the 
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and 
without blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. "But 
we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, 
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from 
the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifica- 
tion of the Spirit, and belief of the truth." 2 Thess. 
2:13. 



God's Houness. y^j 

II. Declared To Be. 

1. A way for the people of God to zvalk on. 

"And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it 
shall be called the way of holiness ; the unclean shall 
not pass over it ; but it shall be for those : the wayfaring 
men, though fools shall not err therein, •' Isa. 35 : 8. 

2. The only preparation for Heaven. 

''Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without 
which no man shall see the Lord." Heb. 12 : 14. ''Bless- 
ed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Matt. 
5:8. 

III. God's People Are. 

1. Chosen in holiness, 

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the 
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and with- 
out blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. 

2. Called to holiness. 

"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness but unto 
holiness." i Thess. 4:7. 

3. Heirs to holiness. 

"For this is the will of God even your sanctification, 
that ye should abstain from fornification." I Thess. 4 : 3. 

4. Elected through holiness. 

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the 
Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedi- 
ence and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ." i Pet. 
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5. To serve God in holiness. 

''The oath which he swear unto our Father Abraham, 
that he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out 
of the hand of Our enemies, might serve him without fear, 
in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days 
of our Hfe." Lu. i : 73-75. 

6. Commanded to he holy. 

"But as he which hath called you Is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation; because it is written. Be 
ye holy; for I am holy." i Pet. i : 15, 16. 

(a) In their conversation. 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye 
holy in all manner of conversation." i Pet. 1:15. 

(b) In their life, 

"For as ye have yielded your members servants to 
uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so yield 
your members servants to righteousness unto holiness." 
Rom. 6: 19. 

(c) In their love, 

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the 
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and with- 
out blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. "Thy testi- 
monies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, 
O Lord, forever." Ps. 93:5. 

God's Flock. • 

I. Ark Termed as Shkep. 

"And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, 



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and I am your God, saith the Lord God." Ezek. 34: 31. 

II. One Fold. 

''And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : 
them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 
and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." Jno. 
10: 16. 

III. One Door or Way oi? Entrance. 

''He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, 
but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and 
robber. Then said Jesus unto them, Verily, verily, I 
say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. I am the door : 
by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall 
go in and out, and find pasture." Jno. 10: i, 7, 9. 

IV. The True Shepherd — Their State, Holy. 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation." i Pet. 1:15. 

1, Seeketh out the flock. 

"For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I, even I, will both 
search my sheep, and seek them out." Ezek. 34: 11. 

2. Feedeth the flock. 

"And I will set up shepherds over them which shall 
feed them ; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, 
neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord " Jer. 23 : 4. 

V. False Shepherds. 

I. Their condition or state. 
"His watchmen are blind : they are all ignorant, they 



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are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying 
down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs 
which can never have enough, and they are shepherds 
that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, 
evei;y one for his gain, from his quarter." Isa. 56 : 10, 
II. 

2. Their mission, - 

(a) Bring division, 

''Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause 
divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which 
ye have learned ; and avoid them. For they that are such 
serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; 
and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts 
of the simple.'' Rom. 16: 17, 18. 

(b) Scatter the flock. 

''But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, 
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, 
and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth 
them, and scattereth the sheep.'' Jno. 10: 12. 

VI. Happy State: o^ Ki.ock. 

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He mak- 
eth me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me 
beside still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me 
in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, 
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 
I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy 
staff they comfort me." Ps. 23 : 1-4. 



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VII. Final Separation. 

"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and 

all the holy angels with him then shall he sit upon the 

throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered 

all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, 

as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats : And 

he shall set his sheep on his right hand, but the goats 

on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his 

right hand, come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 

kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the 

world. Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, 

depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared 

for the devil and his angels. And these shall go away 

into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life 

eternal." Matt. 25 : 31-34, 41, 46. 

Grace in Hebrews. 

1. Atonement by grace. 

"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than 
the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory 
and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste 
death for every man." Heb. 2 : 9. 

2. Accepted by grace. 

"Let us have grace, whereby we may serve God accept- 
ably with reverence and godly fear." Heb. 12: 28. 

3. Access through grace. 

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace 
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time 
of need." Heb. 4:16. 



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4. Established in grace, 

"Be not carried about with divers and strange doc- 
trines. For it is a good thing that the heart be estab- 
Hshed with grace." Heb. 13 : 9. 

5. Presence of grace unto all, 

''Grace be with you all. Amen." Heb. 13 : 25. 

6. Beware lest you fall from grace. 

"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of 
God ; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, 
and thereby many be defiled." Heb. 12 : 15. 

7. Reject the Holy Spirit of grace, 

"Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall 
he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the 
Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant 
wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath 
done despite unto the Spirit of grace?" Heb. 10: 29. 

Grace in Romans. 

1. Grace came by Jesus. 

"For if through the ofifence of one many be dead, much 
more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by 
one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many." 
Rom. 5:15. 

2. Salvation promised by grace. 

"Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace ; to 
the end the promise might be sure to all the seed." Rom. 
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3. Justifies freely by grace. 

''Being justified freely by his grace through the re- 
demption that is in Christ Jesus." Rom. 3 : 24. 

4. Access into standing grace or sanctiftcation by grace. 

''By whom also we have access by faith into this grace 
wherein we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory 
of God." Rom. 5 : 2. 

5. The election of grace. 

"Even so then at this present time also there is a 
remnant according to the election of grace." Rom. 11:5. 

6. Humiliation through grace. ■ 

"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every 
man that is among you, not to think of himself more 
highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly ac- 
cording as God hath dealt to every man the measure of 
faith." Rom. 12:3. 

7. Under grace. 

"For sin shall not have dominion over you : for ye are 
not under the law, but under grace." Rom. 6 : 14. 

8. The abounding grace. 

"But where sin abounded, grace did much more 
abound." Rom. 5 : 20. 

9. Grace reigns through righteousness or by doing 

right. 

"That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might 
grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by 
Jesus Christ our Lord." Rom. 5 : 21. 



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10. God's servants have different measures of grace, 

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace 
that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy 
according to the proportion of faith." Rom. 12:6. 

11. Grace is a safe guarantee against sin, 

''Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ.'' Rom. 5:1. 

Goodness. 

I. Are There: any Good People in the World? 
I. Yes. 

''For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost 
and of faith : and much people was added unto the 
church." Acts 1 1 : 24. "A good man, out of the good 
treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things ; and 
an evil man out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil 
things." Matt. 12:35. 

II. What is the Source o^ all Goodness? 
I. God, 

"And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? 
there is none good but one, that is, God : but if thou wilt 
enter into life, keep the commandments." Matt. 19: 17. 

III. Since all Goodness is in God, He Must be En- 

throned IN Our Hearts. / 

"By the which will we are sanctified through the offer- 
ing of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Heb. 



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10 : 10. ''For ye are the temple of the Hving God ; as God 
hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I 
will be their God, and they shall by my people." 2 Cor. 
6:16. 

IV. The Experience 01^ Those Who Possess God's 

Goodness. 

1. Satisfied, 

''For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hun- 
gry soul with goodness." Ps. 107 : 9. 

2. Able to admonish. 

"And I myself also ami persuaded of you, my brethren, 
that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, 
able also to admonish one another." Rom. 15 : 14. 

V. The Bibi,e Describes the Goodness o^ God As. 

1. Rich. 

''Or despiseth thou the riches of his goodness and for- 
bearance and long-suffering ; not knowing that the good- 
ness of God leadeth thee to repentance ?" Rom. 2 : 4. 

2. Great, 

"For how great is his goodness, and how great is his 
beauty!" Zech. 9: 17. 

3. Abundant. 

"And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, 
The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long- 
sufifering, and abundant in goodness and truth." Ex. 
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4. Enduring. 

"Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty 
man? the goodness of God endureth continually/' Ps. 
52:1. 

5. Universal, 

"The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are 
over all his works." Ps. 145 : 9. 

God's All-Sufficiency, 

1. As a Savior, 

"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the utter- 
most that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth 
to make intercession for them/' Heb. 7 : 25. 

2. As a satisHer. 

"My flesh and my heart f aileth : but God is the strength 
of my heart, and my portion forever." Ps. 73 : 26. 

3. To keep in peace. 

''Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is 
stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee/' Isa. 26 : 3. 

4. In time of need, 

"But my God shall supply all your need according to 
his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Phil. 4: 19. 

5. In battle. 

"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to 
triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of 
his knowledge by us in every place." 2 Cor. 2 : 14. 



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6. In famine or among enemies, 

"Thou prepares! a table before me in the presence of 
mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup 
runneth over." Ps. 23 : 5. 

7. In death. 

"I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I 
will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy 
plagues ; O grave, I will be thy destruction : repentance 
shall be hid from mine enemies." Hosea. 13: 14. 

8. As an entrance into Heaven; then a sufficient happi- 

ness through all eternity. 

"For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you 
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. i:ii. "They shall 
hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall 
the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb 
which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and 
shall lead them unto living fountains of waters ; and God 
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Rev. 7 : 16, 
17. 

Holy Fire. 

I. God is a Consuming Fird. 

"For our God is a consuming fire." Heb. 12 : 29. 

I. He baptized with Hre. 

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: 
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose 



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shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with 
the Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matt. 3:11. 

2. He answers by fire and consumes the sacrifice. 

"The fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt 
sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and 
licked up the water that was in the trench.'' i Kings 
18:38. 

II. Fire is Destructive. 

1. Burns off bands that bind. 

"Then these men were bound in their coats, their 
hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were 
in the midst of the burning fiery furnace. He answered 
and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst 
of the fire, and they have no hurt ; and the form of the 
fourth is like the Son of God.'' Dan. 3 : 21, 25. 

2. Burns up the chaff that is useless. 

"Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly 
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; 
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 
Matt. 3 : 12. 

3. Burns up the dross. 

"And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver : and 
he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold 
and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering 
in righteousness." Mai. 3 : 3. 

4. Destroys darkness. 
"And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of 



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a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar 
of fire, to give them light ; to go by day and night." Ex. 
13:21. 

III. The) Fire Was to Burn Continuai.i,y; the: 

Priests or Preachers Were to See that the 
Fire Kept Burning. 

''And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon 
the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire : the 
fire shall ever be burning upon the altar it shall never go 
out.'' Lev. 1 : 7; 6: 13. 

IV. God Leads or Guides by Fire. 

"In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all 
the night with a light of fire." Ps. 78: 14. 

V. Its Nature. 

1. Attractive. 

''And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a 
flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush : and he looked, 
and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was 
not consumed." Ex. 3 : 2. 

2. Bright. 

"As for the likeness of the liviing creatures, their ap- 
pearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the 
appearance of lamps : it went up and down among the 
living creatures ; and the fire was bright, and out of the 
fire went forth lightning." Ezek. i : 13. 

3. Heating. 

"And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace 



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of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and 
warmed himself at the fire." Mk. 14: 54. 

4. Melting. 

"And when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth 
the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine 
adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy pres- 
ence !" Isa. 64 : 2. 

5. Spreading, 

"Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth 
great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire 
kindleth.'' Jas. 3 : 5. 

Heaven Opened. 

I. Conce:rning Christ in Prophe:cy. 

"Now it came to pass as I was among the 

captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were 
opened, and I saw visions of God." Ezek. 1:1. 

II. On Jesus in Oibedience. 

"And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straight- 
way out of the water : and, lo, the heavens were opened 
unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like 
a dove, and lighting upon him." Matt. 3 : 16. 

III. In the Way 01^ Bi^essing or Communication. 

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there 
may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, 
saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the win- 



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dows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there 
shall not be room enough to receive it." Mai. 3 : 10. 

IV. In Persecution. 

"But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stead- 
fastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus 
standing on the right hand of God." Acts 7 : 55. 

V. To Explain the Mysteries o:^ God. 

"And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descend- 
ing unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the 
four comers, and let down to the earth." Acts 10: 11. 

VL To Reveal the Things that Must be Here- 
after. 

"After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in 
heaven : and the first voice which I heard was as it were 
a trumpet talking with me ; which said, Come up hither, 
and I will show thee things which must be hereafter." 
Rev. 4:1, 

VIL For the Visitation of God's Wrath. 

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; 
and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True ; 
and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His 
eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many 
crowns; and he had a name written that no man knew 
but he himself: and he was clothed in a vesture dipped 
in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon 
white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And 
out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he 



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should smite the nations : and he shall rule them with a 
rod of iron: and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierce- 
ness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his 
vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF 
KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS/' Rev, 19; ii-i6- 

His Name. 

1. Salvation in His name, 

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name JESUS ; for he shall save his people from their 
sins." Matt. 1:21. 

2. Separated by His name. 

"And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ 
depart from iniquity." 2 Tim. 2: 19. 

3. Sonship, by believing on His name. 

"But as many as received him, to them- gave he power 
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on 
his name." Jno. i : 12. 

4. Walk in His name. 

"For all people will walk every one in the name of 
his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our 
God forever and ever." Mic. 4 : 5. 

5. Miracles performed in His name. 

"In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and 
walk." Acts 3:6. 

6. Ask in His name. 

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and 



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ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, 
and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye 
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you." 
Jno. 15: 16. 

7. Suffering for His name, 

"And they departed from the presence of the council, 
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame 
for his name." Acts 5 : 41. 

8. Service in His name. 

"And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's 
sake hast labored, and hast not fainted." Rev. 2 : 3. 

Holy Persons and Things. 

1. Holy Father, 

"Holy Father, keep through thine own name those 
whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we 
are." Jno. 17: 11. 

2. Holy Son. 

"The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in 
all his works." Ps. 145 : 17. 

3. Holy Ghost. 

"I indeed baptize yon with water unto repentance: but 
he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes 
I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the 
Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matt. 3:11. 

4. Holy Angels. 

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my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of 
him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he Com- 
eth in the glory of his Father with the holy angels/' Mk. 
8:38. 

5. Holy priest-hood. 

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, 
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, accept- 
able to God by Jesus Christ/' i Pet. 2 : 5. 

6. Holy heaven, 

"Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed: he 
will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving 
strength of his right hand." Ps. 20 : 6. 

7. Holy Scriptures. 

"Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the 
holy Scriptures." Rom. i : 2. 

8. Holy commandments. 

"Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment 
holy, and just, and good." Rom. 7: 12. 

9. Holy arm. 

"O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done 
marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, 
hath gotten him the victory." Ps. 98: I. 

10. Holy house. 

"In whom all the building, fitly framed together, grow- 
eth unto an holy temple in the Lord." Eph. 2:11. 

11. Holy sacrifice. 

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God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." 
Rom. 12: 1. 

12. Holy temple. 

"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God 
destroy : for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye 
are." i Cor. 3:17. 

13. Holy brethren. 

"I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read 
unto all the holy brethren." i Thess. 5 : 27. 

14. Holy hands, 

"I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up 
holy hands without wrath and doubting." i Tim. 2 : 8. 

15. Holy conversation, 

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation." i Pet. 1:15. 

16. Holy sabbath. 

"And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord 
hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto 
the Lord : bake that which ye will bake to-day, and seethe 
that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay 
up for you to be kept until the morning." Ex. 16 : 23. 

17. Holy men of God. 

"For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of 
man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved 
by the Holy Ghost." 2 Pet. 1:21. 



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Holy Ghost. 

I. Re:prkse:nte:d. 

1. As a cleanser. 

"And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them wit- 
ness, giving them the Holy Ghost even as he did unto 
Its ; and put no difference between us and them, purifying 
their hearts by faith." Acts 15:8, 9. 

2. As a qiiickener. 

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just 
for the unjust, that he might bring us tO' God, being put 
to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit." i Pet. 

3:18. 

3. As speaking through man, 

"The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word 
was in my tongue." 2 Sam. 23 : 2. 

4. As giving wisdom, 

"And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted,'^ 
whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they 
may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he 
may minister unto me in the priest's office." Ex. 28 : 3. 

5. As always present. 

"Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall 
I flee from thy presence?" Ps. 139: 7. 

6. As a guide. 

"Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he 
will guide you into all truth." Jno. 16: 13. 



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7. As a helper in prayer. 

^'Likewise also the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities : 
for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : 
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with 
groanings which cannot be uttered." Rom. 8 : 26. 

8. As a teacher. 

''For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour 
what ye ought to say." Lu. 12 : 12. 

9. As a comforter. 

''But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- 
soever I have said untO' you." Jno. 14:26. 

10. As giving joy. 

"And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, 
having received the word in much affliction, with joy 
of the Holy Ghost." i Thess. i : 6. 

11. As striving with man. 

"And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive 
with man." Gen. 6 : 3. 

IL How Tre:atod by Man. 

I. Vexed. 

"But they rebelled and vexed his Holy Spirit: there- 
fore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought 
them." Isa. 63 : 10. 



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2. Grieved, 

''And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye 
are sealed unto the day of redemption." " Eph. 4 : 30. 

'' He Shalls." 

1. He shall deliver. 

''Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
fowler, and from the noisome pestilence/' Ps. 91 : 3. 

2. He shall give, 

"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep 
thee in all thy ways.'' Ps. 91 : 11. 

3. He shall bring, 

"Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, 
and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth 
thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the 
noonday." Ps. 37 : 5, 6. 

4. He shall cover, 

"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his 
wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy shield and 
buckler." Ps. 91 : 4. 

5. He shall teach, 

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- 
soever I have said unto you/' Jno. 14 : 26. 



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6. He shall direct, 

*'ln all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct 
thy paths." Prov. 3 : 6. 

7. He shall guide. 

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
will guide you into all truth." Jno. 16: 13. "And the 
Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in 
drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like 
a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose 
waters fail not." Isa. 58: 11. 

Help Others. 

I. Our RE1.AT10N AND R^spoNsiBii^iTY TO Others. 

1. Kind and tenderhearted. 

"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiv- 
ing one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath for- 
given you." Eph. 4 : 32. 

2. Avoid judging. 

"Let us not therefore judge one another any more: 
but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block 
or an occasion to fall in his brother's way." Rom. 14 : 13. 

3. Avoid evil speaking. 

"Speak not evil one of another, brethren." Jas. 4:11. 

4. Burden bearing. 

"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law 
of Christ." Gal. 6 : 2. 



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5. Exhort, 

"But exhort one another daily, while it is called today : 
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of 
sin." Heb. 3:13. 

6. Forbear. 

"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, 
forbearing one another in love." Eph. 4 : 2. 

7. Love. 

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; 
and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth 
God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is 
love." Jno. 4 : 7, 8. 

8. Bdify. 

"Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify 
one another, even as also ye do." l Thess. 5:11. 

9. Consider. 

"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love 
and to good works." Heb. 10 : 24. 

His Shadow. 

1. A place of refuge. 

"Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my 
refuge, until these calamities be overpast." Ps. 57: i. 

2. A place of power. 

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Ps. 
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3. A place of shelter, 

''And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the 
day-time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and 
for a covert from storm and from rain." Isa. 4 : 6. 

4. A place of rest, 

"And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, 
and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a 
dry place ; as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land/' 
Isa. 32 : 2. 

5. A place of protection, 

"Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the 
shadow of thy wings." Ps. 17: 8. 

6. A place of safety, 

"And he hath made ^my mouth like a sharp sword ; in 
the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a 
polished shaft ; in his quiver hath he hid me." Isa. 49 : 2. 

7. A place of covering, 

"And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have 
covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may 
plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, 
and say unto Zion, Thou art my people." Isa. 51 : 16. 

8. A place of rejoicing, 

"Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the 
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice." Ps. 63: 7. 

How We Should Live. 

I. A holy life, 
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I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be pre- 
served blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ." I Thess. 5:23. 

2. Dead to sin. 

"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in 
God.'' Col. 3:3. 

3. A life of prayer. 

"Pray without ceasing." i Thess. 5:17. "I will 
therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy 
hands, without wrath and doubting." i Tim. 2 : 8. 

4. A life of self denial. 

"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and 
cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of 
thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body 
should be cast into hell." Matt. 5 : 29. 

5. A life of separation. 

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : 
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unright- 
eousness? and what communion hath light with dark- 
ness?" 2 Cor. 6: 14. 

6. A life of consecration. 

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of 
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." 
Rom. 12: I. 

7. A life of service. 

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, un- 



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moveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in 
the Lord." i Cor. 15:58. 

His Keeping. 

1. In the way. 

''Behold I will send an angel before thee, to keep thee 
in the way.'' Ex. 23 : 20. 

2. In perfect peace. 

''Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is 
stayed on thee ; because he trusteth in thee.'' Isa. 26 : 3. 

3. As a good shepherd does his sheep. 

"He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep 
him, as a shepherd doth his flock." Jer. 31 : 10. 

4. In all places. 

"And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in 
all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again 
into this land ; for I will not leave thee, until I have done 
that which I have spoken to thee of." Gen. 28: 15. 

5. The feet of His saints. 

"He will keep the feet of His saints, and the wicked 
shall be silent in darkness for by strength shall no man 
prevail." i Sam. 2 : 9. 

6. In all thy zvays. 

"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep 
thee in all thy ways." Ps. 91 : 11. 



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7. In the hour of temptation, 

"Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I 
also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which 
shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell 
upon the earth/' Rev. 3 : 10. 

8. From falling, 

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, 
and to present you faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceedingly joy." Jude 24. 

9. As the apple of His eye, 

"He led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as 
the apple of his eye." Deut. 32 : 10. 

10. From evil, 

"I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the 
world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil." 
Jno. 17:15. 

Hell. 

I. What It Is. 

1. A lake of -fire, 

"And the devil, that deceived them', was cast into the 
lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false 
prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for- 
ever and ever." Rev. 20 : 10. 

2. Everlasting burnings. 

"Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? 
who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" 
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3. Furnace of fire, 

"The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they 
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, 
and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a 
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of 
teeth." Matt. 13:41, 42. 

4. Bottomless pit, 

"And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having 
the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his 
hand." Rev. 20: i. 

5. Devouring fire, 

"Who among us shall dwell among the devouring 
fire?" Isa. 33: 14. 

6. A place of torment. 

"And in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torments, 
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom." 
Lu. 16: 23. 

7. A place of everlasting punishment, 

"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment : 
but the righteous into eternal life." Matt. 25 : 46. 

8. A place where people pray, 

"Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou 
wouldest send him to my father's house." Lu. 16: 27. 

9. A place where people scream for mercy. 

"And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy 
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his 



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finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented 
in this flame/' Lu. i6: 24. 

10. A place where they curse God, 

"And blasphemed the God of Heaven because of their 
pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds/' 
Rev. 16: II. 

11. A place where they can never repent, 

"And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of 
man, it shall be forgiven him, but whosoever speaketh 
against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, 
neither in this world, neither in the world to come." 
Matt 12:32. 

12. A place where they waiL 

"And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there 
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 13 : 42. 

13. A place of iveeping. 

"But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into 
outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth.'' Matt. 8 : 12. 

14. A place zvhere they have no rest. 

"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for- 
and ever : and they have no rest day nor night, who wor- 
ship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth 
the mark of his name." Rev. 14: 11. 

15. A place where they gnaw their tongues. 

"And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat 
of the beast ; and his kingdom was full of darkness ; and 
they gnawed their tongues for pain." Rev. 16: 10. 



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16. A place where the worm dieth not. 

''Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not 
quenched." Mk. 9 : 48. 

17. A place where they do not want their loved ones to 

come. 

"For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto 
them, lest they also come into this place of torment/' 
Lu. 16: 28. 

18. A place of evil company. 

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, 
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and 
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake 
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the 
second death.'' Rev. 21:8. 

19. A place where they are tormented forever and ever. 

"And the smoke of the^r torment ascendeth up for- 
ever and ever." Rev. 14: 11. 

20. A place prepared for the devil and his angels. 

"Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 
Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared 
for the devil and his angels." Matt. 25:41. 

Happy. 

I. Because loved of God. 

"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he 
loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our 
sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to 
love one another." i Jno. 4: 10, 11. 



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2. Because saved. 

''And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint 
heirs with Christ ; if so be that we suffer with him, that 
we may be also glorified together." Rom. 8: 17. 

3. Because like God. 

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not 
yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he 
shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him 
as he is.'' i Jno. 3:2. 

4. Because of Divine fellowship. 

''That which we have seen and heard declare we unto 
you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly 
our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus 
Christ." I Jno. i : 3. 

5. Because God is our helper. 

"Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 
whose hope is in the Lord his God." Ps. 146: 5. 

^ 6. Because we keep the whole lazv. 

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he 
that keepeth the law, happy is he." Prov. 29 : 18. 

7. Because we endure. 

"Behold, we count them happy which endure." Jas. 
5:11. 

8. Because we suffer for righteousness. 

"But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy 
are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be 
troubled." i Pet. 3 : 14. 



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g. Because victory is assured. 

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory 
through our Lord Jesus Christ." i Cor. 15 : 57. ' 

10. Because of eternal heaven. 

"Therefore aie they before the throne of God, and 
serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth 
on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hun- 
ger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the 
sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which 
is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall 
lead them unto living fountains of water ; and God shall 
wipe away all tears from their eyes/' Rev, 7; I5'i7. 

Holiness. 

1. Provided. 

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved 
the church, and gave himself for it; That he might 
sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the 
word. That he might present it to himself a glorious 
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; 
but that it should be holy and without blemish." Eph. 
5:25-27, 

2. Promised, 

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but 
he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes 
I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with the 
Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matt. 3:11. 

3. God's choice. 

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the 



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foundation of the world, that we should be holy and 
without blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. 

4. Called to holiness. 

''For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto 
holiness." i Thess. 4 : 7. 

5. Commanded, 

''But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy 
in all manner of conversation ; Because it is written, Be 
ye holy; for I am^ holy." i Pet. i : 15, 16. 

6. God's will, 

"For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, 
th.at ye should abstain from fornication." i Thess. 4 : 3. 

7. We are elected through sanctification. 

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the 
Father, through sanctification of the Spirit." i Pet. i : 2. 

8. Necessary to worship God. 

"He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who hath 
not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." 
Ps. 24 : 4. 

9. We are to serve God in holiness. 

"The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 
that he would grant unto us that we, being delivered out 
of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without 
fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the 
days of our life." Lu. i : 73-75. 



In Him. hi 

10. The standard — Christ, 

''Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy/' 
I Pet. I : i6. 

11. None see God without it, 

''Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without 
which no man shall see the Lord." Heb. 12: 14. 

In Him. 

1. Redemption in Him. 

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.'' 
Eph. 1 : 7. 

2. Faith in Him, 

"For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you 
in the Spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the 
stedfastness of your faith in Christ." Col. 2 : 5. 

3. Accepted in Him. 

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he 
hath made us accepted in the Beloved." Eph. i : 6. 

4. Complete in Him. 

"And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all 
principality and power." Col. 2 : 10. 

5. Built up in Him. 

"Rooted and built up in him, and stabllshed in the 
faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving." Col. 2 : 7. 



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6. Rooted in Him, 

"Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the 
faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving." Col. 2 : 7. 

7. Standing in Him. 

''According as he hath chosen us in him before the 
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and 
without blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. 

8. Walking in Him, 

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, 
so walk ye in him." Col. 2 : 6. 

Indispensable Things. 

1. Blood, 

"And almost all things are by the law purged with 
blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." 
Heb. 9 : 22. 

2. Holiness, 

"Follow peace with all men, and holiness without 
which no man shall see the Lord." Heb. 12: 14. 

3. Love, 

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of an- 
gels, and have not charity, I am become as a sounding 
brass, or tinkling cymbal." i Cor. 13:1. 

4. Faith, 

"But without faith it i& impossible to please him: for 



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he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that 
he is a rewarder of them that diHgently seek him." Heb. 
11:6. 

5. Works. 

''For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith 
without works is dead/' Jas. 2 : 26. 

6. Prayer. 

"And he said unto them. This kind can come forth by 
nothing but by prayer and fasting." Mk. 9 : 29. 

7. Chastisement. 

"But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are 
partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons." Heb. 
12:8. 

8. God's abiding presence. 

"I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth 
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : 
for without me ye can do nothing." Jno. 15 : 5. 

" I Wills " of the Lord. 

1. Come unto me and I will give you rest. 

"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest." Matt. 11 : 28. 

2. Him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. 

"And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out." Jno. 6 : 37. 



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3. // thou wilt, thou canst make me clean, 

''Behold, a man full of leprosy ; who, seeing Jesus, fell 
on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, 
thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand, 
and touched him, saying, I will : be thou clean. And im- 
mediately the leprosy departed from him." Lu. 5:12, 13. 

4. Whosoever will confess me, I will confess him be- 

fore my Father. 

''Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, 
him will I confess also before my Father which is ixi 
heaven.'' Matt. 10 : 32. 

5. / will not leave you comfortless. 

"I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to you.*' 
Jno. 14: 18. 

6. / will make you fishers of men. 

"Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of 
men.'' Mk. 1:17. 

7. / zvill multiply you exceedingly. 

"And I will make my covenant between me and thee, 
and will multiply thee exceedingly." Gen. 17: 2. 

8. / will make thee exceedingly fruitful. 

"And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will 
make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee." 
Gen. 17: 6. 

9. / vuill give thee all the land of Canaan and will be 

thy God. 

"And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 



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the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of 
Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be their 
God." Gen. 17:8. 

10. / will establish thee. 

"But my covenent will I establish with Isaac, which 
Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next 
year.'' Gen. 17: 21. 

11. / will that thou he with me, 

"Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given 
me be with me where I am; that they may behold my 
glory, which thou hast given me.'' Jno. 17: 24. 

12. / will cause them to dwell safely. 

"And I will bring them again unto this place, and I 
will cause them to dwell safely." Jer. 32 : 37. 

13. Call, and I will answer. 

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee 
great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." Jer. 

33:3. 

14. / zvill come again. 

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself ; that where I am, 
there ye may be also." Jno. 14 : 3. 

15. / will raise him up at the last day, 

"And this is the will of him that sent me, that every 
one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may 
have everlasting life : and I will raise him up at the last 
day." Jno. 6 : 40. 



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Isaiah's Ten Promises for Ten Needs. 

1. The restless, 

"And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord 
shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 
and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to 
serve," Isa. 14:3. 

2. The tired, 

"He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have 
no might he increaseth strength." Isa. 40 : 29. 

3. The hungry. 

"He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, he shall gather 
his lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and 
shall gently lead those that are with young." Isa. 40: 11. 

4. The thirsty, 

"I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in 
the midst of the valleys : I will make the wilderness a 
pool of water, and the dry land springs of water." Isa. 
41 : 18. 

5. The fearful, 

"Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be not dismayed ; 
for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee ; Yea, I will help 
thee ; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my 
righteousness." Isa. 41 : 10. 

6. Trouble, 

"Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured 
out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them." 
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7. The tempted. 

''So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the 
west, and glory from the rising of the sun. When the 
enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord 
shall lift up a standard against him.'' Isa. 59: 19. 

8. The fighting. 

''No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper ; 
and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judg- 
ment thou shalt condemn." Isa. 54: 17. 

9. The waiting. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they 
shall run and not be weary ; and they shall walk, and not 
faint." Isa. 40: 31. 

10. Whatsoever state thou art in. 

"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my 
hands ; thy walls are continually before me." Isa. 49 : 16. 

John's Conception of the New Birth. 

1. Right living. 

"If ye know that he Is righteous, ye know that every 
one that doeth righteousness is born of him." i Jno. 
2 : 29. 

2. Not committing sin. 

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for 
his seed remaineth in him : and he cannot sin, because he 
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3. Nature of Christ implied. 

''Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin ; for 
his seed remaineth in him : and he cannot sin, because he 
is born of God." I Jno. 3 : 9. 

4. Loving one another. 

''Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; 
and every one that loveth is born of God, and knov^eth 
God." I Jno. 4 : 7. 

5. Victory over the world. 

"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world ; 
and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even 
our faith." i Jno. 5 : 4. 

6. Kept by Christ. 

"We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not ; 
but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that 
wicked one toucheth him not." i Jno. 5 : 18. 

7. Received through faith only. 

"Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born 
of God." I Jno. 5:1. 

Joy. 

I. God's PeopIve: are: to be: JoYi^uiy. 

I. It is prophesied of, 

"But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I 
create: for. Behold, I created Jerusalem a rejoicing, and 
her people a joy." Isa. 65 : 18. 



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2. Christ is the author of their joy, 

"And now I am come to thee ; and these things I speak 
in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in 
themselves." Jno. 17:13. 

3. They are to he filled with joy, 

''These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy 
might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." 
Jno. 15:11. 

II. God's Vtovi.t are^ Commandi:d to Re:joic^ or b^ 

JOYI^UI.. 

1. In salvation, 

''1 will rejoice in thy salvation." Ps. 9: 14. 

2. Salvation of others, 

''Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which 
was lost." Lu. 15 : 6. 

3. In the truth. 

"Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth." 
I Cor. 13 : 6. 

4. In the hope of God's glory. 

"By whom also we have access by faith in this grace 
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of 
God." Rom. 5:2. 

5. Because our names are written in heaven, 

"Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits 
are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your 
names are written in heaven." Lu. 10: 20. 



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6. In every good thing, 

''And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which 
the Lord thy God hath given unto thee." Deut. 26: ii. 

III. God's Vtovi.t Shoui^d Re;joic^. 

1. When tempted, 

''My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers 
temptations." Jas. i : 2. 

2. When tried, 

"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery 
trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you." i Pet. 4: 12. 

3. When persecuted. 

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for great is your re- 
ward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which 
were before you." Matt. 5 : 12. 

4. When sorrowful, 

"As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet mak- 
ing many rich ; as having nothing, and yet possessing all 
things." 2 Cor. 6 : 10. 

5. When suffering shame for Chrisfs sake, 

"And they departed from the presence of the council, 
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame 
for his name." Acts 5 : 41. 

6. When suffering loss, 

"For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took 
joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in your- 



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selves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring 
substance/' Heb. 10:34. 

7. Always, 

"Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice." 
Phil. 4:4. 

Jesus is Coming. 

I. Fore:toi.d by His Prophi:ts. 

"And I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like 
the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came 
to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near be- 
fore him." Dan. 7; 13. 

II. F0RKT01.D BY the: Aposti^ks. 

"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your 
5ins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing 
shall come from the presence of the Lord ; and he shall 
send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you." 
Acts 3 : 19, 20. 

III. F0RKT01.D BY the: AnGEIvS. 

"And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, as 
he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white 
apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand 
ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is 
taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like 
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts i : 10. 
II. 



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IV. Tut Purpose oi^ His Coming is to Compi.i:to the: 

Sai^vation 01^ His Saints. 

''So Christ was once ofifered to bear the sins of many; 
and unto them that look for him shall he appear, the 
second time, without sin, unto salvation." Heb. 9 : 28. 

1. To be glorified in his saints^ also to be admired in 

his saints. 

''When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and 
to be admired in all them that believe." I Thess. 1 : 10. 

2. To reign as King, 

"Then shall the moon be confused, and the sun 
ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in Mount 
Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients, glori- 
ously." Isa. 24 : 23. 

V. The: Manner oi^ His Coming. 

1. In the glory of his Father. 

"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his 
Father, with his angels, and then he shall reward every 
man according to his works." Matt. 16: 27. 

2. In power and great glory, 

"And they shall see the Son of man coming in the 
clouds of heaven, with power and great glory." Matt. 
24:30. 

3. With a shout and the voice of angels. 

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with 
a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the 



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trump of God: and the dead in Crist shall rise first." 
I Thess. 4: 16. 

4. As a thief. 

''Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watch- 
eth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and 
they see his shame.'' Rev. 16: 15. 

VI. For Whom He Comes. 
I. The elect. 

''And he shall send his angels with a great sound of 
a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from 
the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." 
Matt. 24:31. 

VII. Who is the Ei.ect — the Sanctii^ied. 

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the 
Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedi- 
ence and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus." I Pet. 1 : 2. 

I. The bride — her characteristics. 
(a) Arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. 

"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed 
in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the 
righteousness of saints." Rev. 19 : 8. 

(b) The great change now takes place; that mother's 
child that was sick, instantly changed and given a 
glorified body. - * 

For weakness — strength ; for poverty — riches ; for fail- 
ure — success ; from the cottage to the mansion ; from trial 
to everlasting deliverance. Death swallowed up in vie- 



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tory. Those who were burned at the stake; those who 
died in the prisons; and those who were devoured by 
wild beasts, all shall meet the Lord in the air, so shall 
we be with the Lord. 



Jesus Only. 

1. Come unto me, 

''Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy 
laden and I will give you rest.'' Matt, ii : 28. 

2. Look unto me. 

"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the 
earth ; for I am God, and there is none else." Isa. 45 : 22. 

3. Abide in me. 

"Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear 
fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can 
ye abide in me." Jno. 15:4. 

4. Learn of me. 

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am 
meek and lowly in heart: and shall find rest unto your 
souls." Matt. II : 29. 

5. Lovest thou me. 

"St) when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? 
He saith, unto him. Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love 
thee." Jno. 21 : 15. 



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6. Follow thou me. 

''Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, 
what is that to thee? Follow thou me." Jno. 21 : 22. 

7. Watch with me. 

''Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sor- 
rowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with 
me." Matt. 26 : 38. 

Jesus' Time-Table for Prayer. 

1. A great while before day. 

"And in the morning, rising up a great while before 
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and 
there prayed." Mk. i : 35. 

2. All night. 

"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out 
into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer 
to God." Lu. 6:12. 

3. Before the anointing of the Holy Ghost and entering 

upon His public ministry. 

"Now when all the people were baptized, it came to 
pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the 
heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a 
bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from 
heaven, which said. Thou art my beloved Son; in thee 
I am well pleased." Lu. 3:21, 22. 

4. Before choosing His disciples. 

"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out 



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into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer 
to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his 
disciples : and of them he chose twelve, whom also he 
named apostles." Lu. 6: 12, 13. 

5. After a great miracle or success. 

"And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went 
up into a mountain apart to pray : and when the evening 
was come, he was there alone." Matt. 14:23. 

6. When life was unusually busy and company 

thronged about Him. 

''But so much the more went there a fame abroad of 
him : and great multitudes came together to hear, and to 
be healed by him of their infirmities. And he withdrew 
himself into the wilderness, and prayed." Lu. 5: 15, 16. 

7. When He felt forsaken. 

''And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud 
voice, saying, EH, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, 
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matt. 
27:46. 

8. Just before His crucifixion or the greatest trial of 

His life. 

"Then Cometh Jesus with them unto a place called 
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, 
while I go and pray yonder." Matt. 26 : 36. 

9. Just before His transfiguration. 

"And it came to pass about an eight days after these 
sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went 
up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed the 



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fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment 
was white and glistering." Ivu. 9 : 28, 29. 

Liberty. 

I. Promise:d. 

"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the 
Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the 
meek : he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to 
proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the 
prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the accepta- 
ble year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our 
God; to comfort all that mourn." Isa. 61 : i, 2. 

II. CAr,i.E:D TO. 

''For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only 
use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love 
serve one another." Gal. 5:13. 

III. How GivKN. 

1. Through Christ. 

''Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ 
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the 
yoke of bondage." Gal. 5:1. 

2. Through the Gospel. 

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath 
made me free from the law of sin and death." Rom. 8 : 2. 

IV. E^^i:cTKD BY THK H01.Y Spirit. 

"Now the Lord is that Spirit : and where the Spirit of 
the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Cor. 3 : 17. 



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V. God's People:. 

1. Pree from the slavery of sin, 

''The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath 
anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor ; he hath 
sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance 
to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to 
set at liberty them that are bruised." Lu. 4: 18. 

2. Should be free to assert their liberty. 

"Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: 
for why is my liberty judged of another man's con- 
science ?" I Cor. 10 : 29. 

3. Walk in liberty. 

"And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts." 
Ps. 119:45- 

4. Stand fast in liberty. 

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ 
hath made us free." Gal. 5:1. 



Living Realities. 



I. Living God. 



"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." 
Matt. 16: 16. 

2. Living zvord. 

"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of 
incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and 
abideth for ever." i Pet. i : 23. 



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3. Living stone or foundation, 

*To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed 
indeed of men, but chosen of God^ and precious." i Pet. 
2:4. 

4. Living way, 

"By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated 
for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh/' Heb. 
10 : 20. 

5. Living bread, 

"I am the living bread which came down from heaven/' 
Jno. 6:51. 

6. Living water. 

''Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the 
gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee. Give me to 
drink; thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would 
have given thee living water/' Jno. 4 : 10. 

7. Living intercession, 

''Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost 
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to 
make intercession for them/' Heb. 7 : 25. 

8. Living hope, 

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath be- 
gotten us again unto a living hope, by the resurrection 
of Jesus Christ from the dead/' i Pet. i : 3, R. V, 



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Living Waters, 

1. Waters of invitation, 

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let 
him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst 
come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of 
Hfe freely." Rev. 22: 17. 

2. Waters of regeneration, 

''And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go 
and wash in Jordan seven times and thy flesh shall come 
again to thee, and thou shalt be clean." 2 Kings 5 : 10. 

3. Waters of cleansing, 

"That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the 
washing of water by the word." Eph. 5 : 26. 

4. Waters of service or blessing. 

"He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, 
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." Jno. 

7:38. 

5. Waters of intercession, 

"Oh, that my head were waters, and mine eyes a foun- 
tain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the 
slain of the daughters of my people." Jer. 9: i. 

6. Waters of growth, 

"And thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a 
spring of water, whose waters fail not." Isa. 58: 1 1. 

7. Waters of healing, 

"The neighbours therefore, and they which had before 



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seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat 
and begged ?" Jno. 9:8. 

8. Waters of final victory, 

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give 
him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give 
him shall be in him a well of water springing up into 
everlasting Hfe." Jno. 4:14. 

**Let Us" in Hebrews. 

1. Fear, lest we fail, 

"Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of 
entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come 
short of it." Heb. 4:1. 

2. Give diligence, 

"Let us labour therefore to enter into this rest, lest 
any man fall after the same example of unbelief." Heb. 
4:11. 

3. Lay aside every weight, 

"Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth 
so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race 
that is set before us." Heb. 12 : i. 

4. Run. 

"Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth 
so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race 
that is set before us." Heb. 12 : i. 

5. Go on unto perfection. 

"Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of 



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Christ, let us go on unto perfection ; not laying again the 
foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith 
toward God." Heb. 6:1. 

6. Hold fast. 

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without 
wavering; for he is faithful that promised." Heb. 
10:23. 

7. Draw near. 

"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance 
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil con- 
science, and our bodies washed with pure water." Heb. 
ID : 22. 

8. Consider one another. 

"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love 
and to good works." Heb. 10 : 24. 

9. Have gracei 

"Let us have grace, whereby we may serve God accept- 
ably with reverence and godly fear." Heb. 12 : 28. 

10 Go forth unto him. 

"Let us go forth unto him without the camp, bearing 
his reproach." Heb. 13:13. 

II. Offer the sacrifice of praise. 

"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise 
to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving 
thanks to his nam-e." Heb. 13: 15. 



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Likenesses of God's Saints. 

1. Unto sheep. 

"For he is our God : and we are the people of his pas- 
ture, and the sheep of his hand." Ps. 95 : 7. 

2. Unto rivers of water, 

"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, 
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." Jno. 
7:38. 

3. Unto stall fed calves, 

"And ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the 
stall." Mai. 4:2. 

4. Unto eagles, 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; 
they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk 
and not faint." Isa. 40:31. 

5. Unto trees planted by rivers of water. 

"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of 
water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his 
leaf also shall not wither ; and whatsoever he doeth shall 
prosper." Ps. 1:3. 

6. Unto the palm tree. 

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he 
shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Ps. 92 : 12. 



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7. Unto the cedars of Lebanon. 

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he 
shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Ps. 92: 12. 

8. Unto an artesian well. 

'*But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall 
give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall 
give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into 
everlasting life." Jno. 4 : 14. 

9. Unto a lighted city. 

''Ye are the light of the world, a city that is set on a 
hill cannot be hid." Matt. 5 : 14. 

10. Unto a watered garden, 

"And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy 
thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou 
shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, 
whose waters fail not." Isa. 58: 11. 

11. Unto a never failing spring. 

"And thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a 
spring of water, whose waters fail not." Isa. 58: 11. 

12. Unto gold, 

"But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath 
tried me, I shall come forth as gold." Job 23 : 10. 

13. Unto a dove. 

"Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be 
as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her 
feathers with yellow gold." Ps. 68: 13. 



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14. Unto salt, 

"Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost 
his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth 
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden 
under foot of men." Matt. 5:13. 

15. Unto lilies. 

"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the 
daughters." Sol. 2 : 2. 

16. Unto kings and priests. 

"And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: 
and we shall reign on the earth." Rev. 5 : 10. 

Light. 

I. Source: o^. 

1. God. 

"That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." 
I Jno. 1 : 5. 

2. Jesus. 

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the 
light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk 
in darkness, but shall have the light of life." Jno. 8: 12. 

3. Bible. 

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto 
my path." Ps. 119: 105. 



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4. Christians. 

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on 
a hill cannot be hid." Matt. 5 : 14. 

II. How Obtained. 

1. By Christ. 

"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, 
and Christ shall give thee light." Eph. 5 : 14. 

2. By rising. 

"Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of 
the Lord is risen upon thee." Isa. 60: i. 

3. By believing. 

"While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may 
be the children of light." Jno. 12 : 36. 

HI. Christians Should. 

1. Walk in the light. 

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we 
have fellowship one with another,and the blood of Jesus 
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." i Jno. i : 7. 

2. Let their light shine. 

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is 
in heaven." Matt. 5:16. 

3. Wear light. 

" "Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and 
let us put on the armor of light." Rom. 13 : 12. 



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4. Get brighter and brighter, 

''But the path of the just is as the shining light, that 
shineth more and more unto the perfect day/' Prov. 
4:18. 

IV. Thi: Homd ot the: Saints a Pi^acd oi^ Endi^^ss 
Light. 

'They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; 
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat." 
*'And there shall be no night there; and they need no 
candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth 
them light : and they shall reign forever and ever/' Rev. 
7:i6;22:5. 



Man. 



I. As Cre:atkd. 



"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after 
our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish 
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the 
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping 
thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created 
man in his own image, in the image of God created he 
him ; male and female created he them." Gen. i : 26, 2"/. 

IL Ai^TKR the: Fai,!,. 

"As it is written. There is none righteous, no, not one : 
There is none that understandeth, there is none that 
seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, 
they are together become unprofitable ; there is none that 
doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sep- 



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ulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the 
poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full 
of cursing and bitternes : their feet are swift to shed 
blood : destruction and misery are in their ways : and 
the way of peace have they not known : there is no fear 
of God before their eyes/" Rom. 3 : 10-18. 

III. As He: SH0U1.D Be:. 

1. Saved from his sins, 

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name JESUS : for he shall save his people from their 
sins." Matt. 1:21. 

2. Sanctified holy, 

"Sanctify them through thy truth : thy word is truth." 
Jno. 17: 17. 

3. Obedient, 

"Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken 
than the fat of rams." i Sam. 15 : 22. 

4. Strong in the Lord, 

"But the people that do know their God shall be strong, 
and do exploits." Dan. 11 : 32. 

5. More than conquerors, 

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, 
through him that loved us." Rom. 8 : 37. 

IV. As He Wai. B^. 

"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still, and he which 
is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous, 



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let him be righteous still : and he that is holy, let him be 
holy still." Rev. 22:11. 

V. A Trinity. 

1. The conscience to feel right or wrong, 

2. The affections to love or hate, 

3. The will to choose or reject. 

Men Wanted for the Lord's Service. 

1. Men of separation like Moses, 

"By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of 
the king : for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.'' 
Heb. 1 1 : 27. 

2. Men like Daniel who dare to do right, 

''But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not 
defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor 
with the wine which he drank." Dan. i : 8. 

3. Men like the Hebrew boys who will suffer with him, 

"If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver 
uis from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us 
out of thine hand, O King. But if not, be it known unto 
thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship 
the golden image which thou hast set up." Dan. 3: 17, 
18. 

4. Men of prayer like Elijah, 

"Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, 
and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it 



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rained not on the earth by the space of three years and 
SIX months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave 
rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." Jas. 5 : 17, 
18. 

5. Men of work like Noah. 

*'By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not 
seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the 
saving of his house; by the which he condemned the 
world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by 
faith." Heb. 11:7. 

6. Men of faith like Stephen. 

''And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the 
Holy Ghost." Acts 6:5. 

7. Men of courage like Joshua. 

''Have not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of good 
courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for 
the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." 
Jos. 1:9. 

8. Men like Peter, hold to proclaim the whole truth. 

"And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is 
also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that 
obey him. When they heard that they were cut to the 
heart, and took counsel to slay them." Acts 5 : 32, 33. 

9. Men like Paul with convictions, and dare to assert 

them. 

"Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer : for I believe God, 
that it shall be even as it was told me." Acts 2y : 25. 



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New Things. 

1. New birth. 

''Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born 
again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Jno. 3 : 3. 

2. A new heart, 

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit 
will I put within you." Ezek. 36 : 26. 

3. A new tongue. 

"In my name they shall cast out devils ; they shall speak 
with new tongues." Mk. 16: 17. 

4. A nezv creature. 

''Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new crea- 
ture : old things are passed away ; behold, all things are 
become new." 2 Cor. 5:17. 

5. A nezv way. 

''By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated 
for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh." Heb. 
10 :2o. 

6. A new song. 

"And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise 
unto our God." - Ps. 40 : 3. 

7. A new spirit. 

"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind ; And that 
ye put on the new man, which after God is created in 
righteousness and true holiness." Eph. 4 : 23, 24. 



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8. A new life, 

"Even so we also should walk in newness of lifCo'* 
Rom. 6:4. 

9. A new name. 

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the 
temple of my God, * * * and I will write upon him my 
new name." Rev. 3:12. 

10. New mercies. 

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed,^ 
because his compassions fail not. They are new every 
morning : great is thy faithfulness." Lam. 3 : 22, 23. 

11. New fruits. 

"It shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, 
because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: 
and the fruit therefore shall be for the meat and the leaf 
thereof for medicine." Ezek. 47 : 12. 

12. New wine bursts forth. 

"So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses^ shall burst out with new wine." Prov. 3: 10. 

Now. 

I. Now is the time to awaken. 

"And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time 
to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer 
than when we believed." Rom. 13: 11. 



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2. NoWj come and accept. 

"And sent his servant at supper time to say unto them 
that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready." 
Lu. 14: 17. 

3. Now there is freedom, 

"But now being made free from sin, and become ser- 
vants of God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the 
end everlasting life." Rom. 6 : 22, 

4. Now are we saiuts of God. 

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God; and it doth 
not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that when 
he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see 
him as he is." i Jno. 3 : 2. 

5. Now is the time to obey. 

"Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now have 
I kept thy word." Ps. 1 19 : 67. 

6. Now we live the life. 

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet 
not I, but Christ liveth in me : and the life which I now 
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who 
loved me, and gave himself ^or me." Gal. 2 : 20. 

7. Now we know only in part. 

"Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as 
also I am known." i Cor. 13 : 12. 

8. Now is the time to accept salvation. 

"Behold, now is the accepted time : behold, now is the 
day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6:2. 



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Open Things, 

1. Opened eyes to the truth. * 

*'To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness 
to Hght, and from the power of Satan unto God, that 
they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance 
among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me." 
Acts 26: 1 8. 

2. Opened fountain for sin. 

"In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the 
house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for 
sin and for uncleanness." Zech. 13: i. 

3. Opened windows of heaven for blessing. 

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, and prove 

,me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not 

open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a 

blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive 

it." Mai. 3:10. 

4. Opened eyes — a manifestation of God's healing 

power. 

"To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners 
from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the 
prison house." Isa. 42 : 7. 

5. Opened door of utterance. 

"Withal praying also for us, that God would open 
unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of 
Christ, for w^hich I am also in bonds." Col. 4 : 3. 



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6. Opened mouth for the ministry, 

"And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, 
that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the 
mystery of the gospel." Eph. 6: 19. 

7. Opened Scriptures for comfort. 

"Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked 
with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scrip- 
tures." Lu. 24 : ^2, 

8. Opened door for revelation, 

"Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no 
man can shut it : for thou hast a little strength, and hast 
kept my word, and hast not denied my name." Rev. 3 : 8. 

9. Opened door to things that must be hereafter, 
"After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened 

in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it 
were of a trumpet talking with me; which said. Come 
up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be 
hereafter." Rev. 4:1, 

Obedience. 

1. Brings eternal salvation, 

"And being made perfect, he became the author of 
eternal salvation unto all them that obey him " Heb 
5:9. 

2. Holy Ghost given to them that obey, 

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also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that 
obey him." Acts 5 : 32. 

3. We are known by our obedience. 

"For your obedience is come abroad unto all men." 
Rom. 16: 19. 

4. Obey without feelings. 

"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed 
not in my presence only, but now much more in my 
absence." Phil. 2:12. 

5. Obedience of others brings obedience and conH- 

dence. 

"And his inward affection is more abundant toward 
you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, 
how with fear and trembling ye received him. I rejoice 
therefore that I have confidence in you in all things." 
2 Cor. 7: 15, 16. 

6. We obey our master whether God or the devil. 

"Know ye not that to whom- ye yield yourselves ser- 
vants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; 
whether of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteous- 
ness?" Rom. 6:16. 

7. Obey God rather than man, 

"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, 
we ought to obey God rather than man." Acts 5 : 29. 

8. Sacrifice cannot be substituted for obedience. 

"To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than 
the fat of rams." i Sam. 15 : 22. 



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9. God's presence promised to the obedient. 

"Obey my voice and I will be your God, and ye shall 
be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have 
commanded you, that it may be well unto you/' Jer. 
7:23. 

ID. Best fruits of Canaan promised to the obedient. 

*'If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of 
the land." Isa. i : 19. 

II. A blessing to the obedient and a curse to the dis- 
obedient, 

"Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse, 
a blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord 
your God, which I command you this day. And a curse 
if ye obey not the commandments of the Lord your God, 
but turn aside out of the way which I commanded you 
this day, to go after other gods which ye have not 
known." Deut. 1 1 : 26-28. 

Pentecostal Purity. 

I. God's Dki^inition. 

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the 
Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their 
affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." 
Jas. 1 : 27. 

II. Provided. 

"Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us 
from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar 
people, zealous of good works." Tit. 2 : 14. 



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III. Promisi:d. 

''Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye 
shall be clean : from all your filthiness and from all your 
idols, will I cleanse you." Ezek. 36 : 25. 

IV. Commande:d. 

"Cleanse your hands ye sinners; and purify your 
hearts, ye doubleminded." Jas. 4 : 8. 

V. Expe:rie:nci:d. 

"Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were 
whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than 
rubies, their polishing was of sapphire." Lam. 4 : 7. 

VI. How Wt ARt PURIF^IE^D. 

1. Through the truth. 

"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the 
truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the 
brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart 
fervently." i Pet. i : 22. 

2. By prayer. 

"Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean: wash 
me: and I shall be whiter than snow." Ps. 51:7. 

3. By faith, 

"And put no difference between us and them, purifying 
their hearts by faith." Acts 15:9. 

VII. A Te:st or Evide:nce: 01^ Purity. 
I. Speaking pleasant words, 
"The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to 



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the Lord : but the words of the pure are pleasant words/' 
Prov. 15 : 26. 

2. Live, walk, talk, pray and sacrifice as He, 

"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth 
himself, even as he is pure." i Jno. 3 : 3. 

3. Happy and looking for Jesus, 

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God/' 
Matt. 5 : 8. 

VIII. How TO Ke:ep Pure:. 
I. By walking in the light, 

"But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin," i Jno. i : 7. 

Pentecostal Experiences in the Acts. 

1. Filled 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them 
utterance." Acts 2 : 4. 

2. Personal. 

"He said unto them. Have ye received the Holy Ghost 
since ye believed?" and they said unto Him, "We have 
not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghoct." 
Acts 19. 2. 

3. Positive. 

"And when Paul had laid his hand upon them, the 



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Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spake with tongues 
and prophesied." Acts 19:6. 



4 

is 

5 



Powerful, 

'But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
come upon you." Acts 1:8. 

Fearless, 



^'And he went into the synagogues and spake boldly 
for the space of three months." Acts 19:8. 

Joyful, ~ 

''Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou 
shall make me full of joy, with thy countenance." "Prais- 
ing God and having favor with all the people." Acts 
2 : 28, 47. 

7. Permanent, 

"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doc- 
trine and fellowship; and in breaking of bread, and in 
prayers." Acts 2 : 42. 

8. Fruitful, 

"And the Lord added to the church daily such as should 
be saved." Acts 2: 47. 

9. Uncontainable, 

"Now when this was noised abroad the multitude came 
together and were confounded." Acts 2 : 6. 

10. Intoxicating. 

"Others mocking said, These men are full of new 
wine." Acts 2: 13. 



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II. Fascinating. 

''Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came 
and were confounded because that every man heard them 
speak in his own language." Acts 2:6. 

Patience. 

I. Concerning Patience. 

1. God is a God of patience. 

''Now the God of patience and consolation grant you 
to be like-minded one toward another.'' Rom. 15:5. 

2. The prophets and saints of past ages are examples 
of patience. 

"Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken 
in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering 
affliction, and of patience." Jas. 5 : 10. 

3. Patience perfected. 

"Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be 
perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Jas. i : 4. 

4. Produces experience. 

"And patience, experience; and experience, hope." 
Rom. 5 : 4. 

5. God is delighted to have us suffer with patience for 
well doing 

"For what glory is it, if, when ye are buffeted for your 
faults, ye shall take it patiently, but if, when ye do well 



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and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is accept- 
able with God." I Pet. 2 : 20. 

II. How Increase:d. 

1. By constant experience, 

"And beside this giving all diligence, add to your faith 
virtue ; and to virtue knowledge ; and to knowledge tem- 
perance ; and to temperance patience ; and to patience god- 
liness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to 
brotherly kindness charity: for if these things be 
in you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither 
be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord 
Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. i : 5-8. 

2. By going through deep trial, 

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulation also: 
knowing that tribulation worketh patience." Rom. 5 : 3. 

HI. ShouIvD be Accompanied by. 

1. Faith. 

"So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of 
God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions 
and tribulation that ye endure." 2 Thess. 1:4. 

2. Joy, 

"Strengthened with all might, according to his glori- 
ous power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy- 
fulness." Col. I : II. 

IV. How Exercised. 
1. In running the Christian race, 
"Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth 



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so easily beset us and let us run with patience the race 
that is before us." Heb. 12: i. 

2. In well doing, 

"And let us not be weary in well-doing; for in due 
season we shall reap ; if we faint not/' Gal. 6 : 9. 

3. In hearing fruit, 

"But that on the good ground are they, which in an 
honest and good heart having heard the word, keep it, 
and bring forth fruit with patience." Lu. 8: 15. 

4. In receiving answers to prayer, 

"That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who 
through faith and patience inherit the promises." Heb. 
6: 12. 

5. In waiting for Christ, 

"Be ye also patient : stablish your hearts : for the com- 
ing of the Lord draweth nigh." Jas. 5 : 8. 

Prayers Hindered. 

1. By asking amiss. 

"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that 
ye may consume it upon your lusts." Jas. 4:3. 

2. By sinning. 

"But your iniquities have separated between you and 
your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, 
that he will not hear." I^a. 59 : 2. 



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3. By having idols in onr hearts. 

"Son of man, these men have set up their idols in 
their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity 
before their face ; should I be enquired of at all by them?'* 
Ezek. 14:3. 

4. By refusing to hear the cry of the poor, 

"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he 
also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard." Prov. 
21 : 13. 

5. By an unforgiving spirit. 

"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have 
ought against any; that your Father also which is in 
heaven may forgive you your trespasses/' Mk. 11:25. 

6. By neglecting duty of husband to wife, and wife to 

husband, and family trouble in general. 

"Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according 
to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the 
weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace 
of life ; that your prayers be not hindered." i Pet. 3 : 7. 

7. By unbelief. 

"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he 
that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the 
wind and tossed." Jas. i : 6, 7. 

Peace. 

I. God, the author. 

"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, 
as in all churches of the sftints." i Cor. 14: 33. 



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2. Acquaintance essential to peace. 

"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: 
thereby good shall come unto thee." Job 22: 21. 

3. Comes through Christ. 

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: 
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your 
heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Jno. 14 : 27. 

II. Thosi: Who Have) the: Pe:ace: oi^ God. 

1. The justified, 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1. 

2. Those who are in Christ. 

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye 
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribula- 
tion : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world." 
Jno. 16:33. 

3. They who enjoy life. 

"What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many 
days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, 
and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil and 
do good ; seek peace, and pursue it." Ps. 34 : 12-14. 

4. Those who offend not. 

"Great peace have they which love thy law : and noth- 
ing shall oflfend them." Ps. 119: 165. 

5. Those who are taught of God. 

"And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord ; and 
great shall be the peace of thy children." Isa. 54: 13. 



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III. God's Pe:ace: is Ddclarejd to B^. 

1. Great. 

''Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing 
shall ofifend them." Ps. 119: 165. 

2. Abundant. 

"In his days shall the righteous flourish: and abund- 
ance of peace so long as the moon endureth." Ps. 72 : 7. 

3. Like a river. 

''For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace 
to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a 
flowing stream." Isa. 66:12. 

IV. God's Ftont. 

I. Are blessed with peace, 

"The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the Lord 
will bless his people with peace." Ps. 29: 11. 

2. Are ruled by peace. 

"And let the peace of God rule in your Hearts, to the 
which also ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful." 
€01.3:15. 

3. Are kept by peace. 

"And the peace of God, which passeth all under- 
standing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus." Phil. 4:7. 

4. Die in peace. 

"Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for 
the end of that man is peace." Ps. 37 : 37. 



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Power of the Holy Ghost. 

1. The Holy Ghost is the power himself, 

''But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts 1:8. 

2. Christ commenced his ministry in the power of the 

Spirit, 

"And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into 
Galilee; and there went out a fame of him through all 
the regions round about." Lu. 4 : 14. 

3. Christ wrought his miracles through the power of 

the Holy Ghost. 

"But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the 
kingdom of God is come unto you." Matt. 12 : 28. 

4. Christ was raised from the dead by the power of 

the Holy Ghost. 

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just 
for the unjust that he might bring us to God, being put 
to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit." I Pet. 

3:18. 

5. The saints are upheld by the power of the Holy 

Ghost, 

"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold 
me by thy free Spirit." Ps. 51: 12. 

6. Saints are strengthened by the pozver of the Holy 

Ghost. 

"That he would grant you, according to the riches of 



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his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in 
the inner man." Eph. 3:16. 

7. Saints are helped in prayer by the power of the 

Holy Ghost.. 

"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for 
we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but 
the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groan- 
ings which cannot be uttered." Rom. 8 : 26. 

8. Saints abound in hope by the Holy Ghost. 

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the 
power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. 15: 13. 

9. The giving of all spiritual life is by the power of 

the Holy Ghost, 

"And shall put my Spirit in you and ye shall live, and 
I shall place you in your own land, then shall ye know 
that I the Lord hath spoken it and performed it saith the 
Lord." Ezek. 37: 14. 

ID. God's zvord the instrument of the Holy Ghost. 

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of 
the Spirit^ which is the word of God." Eph. 6: 17. 

II. Led or guided by the Holy Ghost. 

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
will guide you into all truth." Jno. 16: 13. 



Purity. 159 

Purity. 

I. Provide^d. 

''Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us 
from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar peo- 
ple, zealous of good works." Tit. 2 : 14. 

II. Commanded. 

"Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your 
hearts, ye double minded." Jas. 4 : 8. 

III. Purified by God. 

"And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge 
away thy dross, and take away all thy tin." Isa. i : 25. 

IV. Je:sus thd Standard 01^ Purity. 

"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth 
himself, even as he is pure." i Jno. 3 : 3. 

1. It enables us to stand in God's favor or holy place. 

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who 
shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands 
and a pure heart." Ps. 24 : 3, 4. 

2. Enables us to speak pleasant words. 

"The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination unto 
the Lord ; but the words of the pure are pleasant words." 
Prov. 15 : 26. 

3. Gives pure thoughts. 

"This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; 



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in toth which I stir up your pure minds by the way of 
remembrance/' 2 Pet. 3:1. 

4. Gives pure conscience. 

"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." 
I Tim. 3:9. 

5. Protection granted unto the pure, 

"He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of 
his lips the king shall be his friend/' Prov. 22: 11. 

6. Pure love exists between the brethren, 

"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the 
truth, through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the 
brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart 
fervently." i Pet. i : 22. 

7. It is the only preparation whereby we can see God. 

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." 
Acts 5 : 8. 

Put Off and Put On. 

I. Put O:^^. 

1. Sinful garments, 

"And he casting away his garments, rose, and came 
to Jesus." Mk. 10 : 50. 

2. Sin of anger. 

"But now ye also put off all these, Anger, wrath, 



Put Off and On. i6i 

malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your 
mouth." Col. 3:8. 

3. Sin of wrath. 

"But now ye also put off all these, Anger, wrath, 
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your 
mouth." Col. 3:8. 

4. Sin of malice. 

"But now ye also put off all these. Anger, wrath, 
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your 
mouth." Col. 3:8. 

5. Sin of blasphemy. 

"But now ye also put off all these. Anger, wrath, 
malice, blasphemy, fifthy communication out of your 
mouth." Col. 3:8. 

6. Sin of filthy conversation. 

"But now ye also put off all these, Anger, wrath, 
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your 
mouth." Col. 3 : 8. 

7. Sin of the old man. 

"Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the 
old man with his deeds." Col. 3 : 9. 

8. The works of darkness. 

"Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and 
let us put on the armour of light." Rom. 13 : 12. 

9. Sin of lying. 

"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man 
the truth with his neighbor." Eph. 4: 25. 



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11. Put On. 

1. The nezv man Christ. 

"And have put on the new man, which is renewed in 
knowledge after the image of him that created him." 
Col. 3 : 10. 

2. The garment of holiness. 

''And that ye put on the new man, which after God 
is created im righteousness and true holiness." Eph. 
4:24. 

3. The garment of light. 

''And let us put on the armor of light." Rom. 13: 12. 

4. The garment of mercy. 

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and 
beloved, bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, 
meekness, longsufifering." Col. 3 : 12. 

5. The garment of kindness. 

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, 
bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meek- 
ness, longsufifering." Col. 3:12. 

6. The garment of humility. 

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, 
bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meek- 
ness, longsuffering." Col. 3:12. 

7. The garment of meekness. 

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, 
bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meek- 
ness, longsufifering." Col. 3:12. 



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8. The garment of long sufferings 

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and be- 
loved, bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, 
meekness, longsuffering/' Col. 3 : 12. 

9. The garment of love. 

"And above all these things put on charity, which is 
the bond of perfectness." Col. 3 : 14. 

10. The garment of strength and beauty, 

"Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on 
thy beautiful garments.'' Isa. 52:1. 

11. Put on the whole armor. 

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able 
to stand against the wiles of the devil." Eph. 6: 11. 

Run That Ye May Be Able to Obtain. 

1. A preparation for running, 

"Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with 
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every 
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let 
us run with patience the race that is set before us.'* 
Heb. 12: 1. 

2. Many run hut few win, 

"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, 
but one receiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain/' 
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3. We are safe and sure to win if we rnn in His name. 

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the right- 
eous runneth in it, and is safe." Pro v. 18:10. 

4. Stumhlers fail to win the prize, 

"When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straightened ; 
and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble." Prov. 
4:12. 

5. The Word to the soul is like steam to the engine. 

"He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his 
word runneth very swiftly." Ps. 147: 15. 

6. // we run the Bible way we will have large hearts. 

. "I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou 
shalt enlarge my heart." Ps. 119:32. 

7.. Strength renewed while on the race course. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they 
shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not 
faint." Isa. 40:31. 

8. The successful runner will receive a prize or crown, 

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for 
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the right- 
eous judge, shall give me at that day : and not to me only, 
but unto all them also that love his appearing." 2 Tim. 
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Rest. 

I. How Received. 

1. By coming to Jesus. 

"Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest." Matt. 11 : 28. 

2. By asking, 

"Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, 
and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and 
walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls." Jer. 
6:16. 

3. By believing, 

"For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he 
said, as I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter 
into my rest." Heb. 4 : 3. 

II. From What. 

1. Sorrow, 

"And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord 
shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 
and from the hard bondage, wherein thou wast made to 
serve." Isa. 14:3. 

2. Prom fear, 

"And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord 
shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 
and from the hard bondage, wherein thou wast made to 
serve." Isa. 14: 3. 



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3. Bondage, 

*'And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord 
shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, 
and from the hard bondage, wherein thou wast made to 
serve/' Isa. 14 : 3. 

4. Fear of death. 

''Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy 
rod and thy stafif they comfort me/' Ps. 23 : 4. 

5. The presence of sin in glory. 

"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of 
God/' Heb. 4:9. 

Robbing. 

I. Manii^ested in the FoiviyOwiNG Ways. 

1. By holding back their laborers' wages. 

"Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteous- 
ness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neigh- 
bor's service without wages, and give him not for his 
work/' Jer. 22: 13. 

2. By unjust zveight and measure. 

"He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his 
hand; he loveth to oppress/' Hosea. 12:7. "A false 
balance is abomination unto the lyord/' Prov. ii:i. 

3. By overreaching, 

"That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in 



Robbing. 167 

any matter; because that the Lord is the avenger of all 
such, as we also have forewarned you and testified/' i 
Thess. 4 : 6. 

4. By taking advantages in trading, 

''Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one 
to another.'' Lev. 19:11. 

5. By stealing. 

"Thou shalt not steal." Ex. 20: 15. 

6. By borrowing and not giving hack. 

"The wicked borroweth and payeth not again ; but the 
righteous sheweth mercy^ and giveth." Ps. 37:21*. 

7. By oppressing the poor. 

"The people of the land have used oppression, and 
exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy; 
yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully." 
Ezek. 22 : 29. 

II. God Wii,Iv Punish th^ Dishoni:st. 

1. Sometime in this life. 

"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and 
he that giveth to the rich shall surely come to want." 
Prov. 22 : 16. 

2. In the world to come. 

"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your 
miseries that shall come upon you, your riches are cor- 
rupt, and your garments are moth-eaten, your gold and 
silver is cankered and the rust of them shall be a witness 



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against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire, ye 
have heaped treasures together for the last day." Jas. 
5 • 1-3. 

Saints' Hiding Place. 

I. In His Tabe:rnaci.e. 

"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me In his 
pavillion ; in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; 
he shall set me up upon a rock." Ps. 2"] : 5. 

II. In His Shadow. 

"He that dwelleth in the secret place ol the most high 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Ps. 
91 : 1. 

III. In His Hand. 

"Neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 
My Father, which giveth them me, is greater than all; 
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's 
hand." Jno. 10 : 28, 29. 

IV. In His Pre:se:nc^. 

"Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence, 
from the pride of man; thou shalt keep them secretly 
in a pavilion from the strife of tongues." Ps. 31 :20. 

V. Under His Wings. 

"I will abide in thy tabernacle forever: I will trust in 
the covert of thy wings." Ps. 61 14. 



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VI. Unddr His Fe:athe:rs. 

"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his 
wings shalt thou trust." Ps. 91:4. 

VII. In His Word. 

"Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in 
thy word." Ps. 119 : 1 14. 

VIII. In His Quivi:r. 

"In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made 
me a polished shaft; in His quiver hath he kept me." 
Isa. 49 : 2. 

Saints' Feet. 

I. Se:t on the: Rock o^ Stabii^ity. 

"He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the 
miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established 
my goings." Ps. 40 : 2. 

II. Str in a Large: Pipage: oe^ Libe:rty. 

"Thou hast set my feet in a large room or place." 
Ps. 31:8. 

III. DiPPE:d in Oil. O^ GlvADNKSS. 

"Let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him 
dip his foot in oil." Deut. 33 : 24. 

IV. Shod With Gospi:i. 01^ Pkagk. 

"And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel 
of peace." Eph. 6: 15. 



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V. E1.ASTIC Like the Hinds' Feet. 

"He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me 
upon high places/' Ps. 18:33. 

VI. Kept by God. 

"He will keep the feet of his saints." 

Vn. Guided by Christ. 

"To guide our feet into the ways of peace." Lu. i : 79. 

Saints' Attitude Toward the Spirit. 

1. Be filled zvith Spirit. 

"Be not drunk with wine wherein is access, but be 
filled with the Spirit." Eph. 5 : 18. 

2. Empowered by the Spirit. 

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts i : 8. 

3. Abiding in the liberty of the Spirit. 

"Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of 
the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Cor. 3: 17. 

4. Walking in the Spirit. 

"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." 
Gal. 5 : 25. 

5. Speak in the Spirit. 

"And began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit 
gave them utterance." Acts 2 : 4. 



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6. Worship in the Spirit. 

''God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must wor- 
ship him in Spirit and in truth/' Jno. 4 : 24. 

7. Fervent in Spirit. 

"Not slothful in business; fervent in Spirit; serving 
the Lord.'' Rom. 12:11. 

8. Love in the Spirit. 

"Who also declare unto us your love in the Spirit." 
Col. 1 : 8. 

9. Led by the Spirit. 

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are 
the Sons of God." Rom. 8 : 14. 

10. Pray in the Spirit. 

"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in 
the Spirit." Eph. 6:18. 

Stand. 

I. QuAIyll^ICATlON To STAND. 

1. The whole armor of God. 

"Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, 
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day. and 
done all, to stand." Eph. 6: 13. 

2. The armor consists of. 
(a) Girdle. 

"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with 
truth." Eph. 6:14. 



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(b) Breastplate. 

''And having on the breastplate of righteousness.'' 
Eph. 6 : 14. 

(c) Peace shoes, 

''And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel 
of peace." Eph. 6: 15. 

(d) Shield of faith. 

"Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye 
shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." 
Eph. 6: 17. 

(e) Szvord of the Spirit. 

"Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the 
Spirit, which is the word of God." Eph. 6: 17. 

11. WherK and how wk Stand. 

1. In the Lord. 

"For now we live, if we stand fast in the Lord." i 
Thess. 3:8. 

2. Old paths. 

"Thus saith the Lord, stand in the ways, and see and 
ask for the old paths, where is the good way and walk 
therein." Jer. 6: 16. 

3. In the Holy place. 

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who 
shall stand in His holy place ? He that hath clean hands 
and a pure heart." Ps. 24 : 3, 4. 



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4. In the grace. 



"By whom also we have access by faith into this grace 
wherein we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of 
God." Rom. 5:2. 

5. In the liberty. 

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ 
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the 
yoke of bondage." Gal. 5:1. 

6. In the faith. 

"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you lik« men, 
be strong." i Cor. 16. 13. 

7. In the fight. 

"Ye shall not need to fight in this battle ; set yourselves, 
stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with 
you." 2 Chron. 20: 17. 

III. In C0NC1.US10N. 

"For the great day of his wrath has come; and who 
shall be able to stand." Rev. 6: 17. 

Seeking God. 

I. The; Timi: to stt^ God. 
I. Harly in life. 

"And those that seek me early shall fifid me/' Prov. 
8:13. 



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2. While He may he found. 

''Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye 
upon Him while He is near." Isa. 55 : 6. 

3. To-day. 

"Behold now is the accepted time; behold, now is the 
day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6 : 2. 

11. The) Manni:r in which we: Must Stt^ Him. 

1. With our whole heart and soul. 

''But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, 
thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart 
and with all thy soul." Deut 4 : 29. 

2. With repentance, confession and prayer. 

"And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by 
prayer and supplication, with fasting, and sackcloth and 
ashes; and I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made 
my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful 
God, we have sinned, and have committed iniquity and 
have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing 
from thy precepts and from thy judgments." Dan. 9 : 3-5. 

3. With faith and diligence. 

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him : for 
he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that 
he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Heb. 
11:6. 

HL Promisees to those: who stfK God :^ari,y. 
I. They shall find. 

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Matt. 7 : 7. 



Strangers and Piwrims. 175 

2. They shall have life. 

"For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, seek 
ye Me and ye shall live." Amos 5 : 4. 

3. They shall not want any good thing, 

"The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but they 
that seek the Lord, shall not want any good thing." Ps. 
34:10. 

4. They are blessed. 

"Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and they 
that seek him with a whole heart." Ps. 1 19 : 2. 

5. They rejoice. 

"Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord." 
Ps. 105:3. 

6. They end in praise and eternal life, 

"They shall praise the Lord that seek Him : your heart 
shall live forever." Ps. 22 : 26. 

Strangers and Pilgrims. 

I. Stranger lMPm:s. 

1. That this world is not our home. 

"But now they desire a better country, that is, an 
heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called 
their God ; for He hath prepared for them a city." Heb. 
II : 16. 

2. We are traveling to another clime. 

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, 



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for what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appear- 
eth for a little time, and then vanisheth away/' Jas 
4:14. 

II. PlI^GRIMS. 

''But having seen them afar off, and were persuaded 
of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they 
were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." Heb. 11 : 13. 

III. Strangers. 

''For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all 
my fathers were." Ps. 39:12. , , 

IV. God's Saints are PiIvGrims and Strangers. 

1. Jesus our example, 

"Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests : 
but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head." 
Lu. 9:58. 

2. Forsake all for Christ, 

"Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he 
hath, he cannot be my disciple." Lu. 14: 33. 

3. Shine as lights in the world, 

"In the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among 
whom ye shine as lights in the world." Phil. 2: 15. 

4. They look for a heavenly country or city, 

"Nevertheless we according to this promise, look for 
a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwelleth right- 
eousness." 2 Pet. 3: 13. 



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5. Have their treasures in heaven. 

"But lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
do not break through nor steal/' Mat. 6 : 20. 

Shining. 

I. Made to Shine). By Whom. 

1. By Jesus, 

"At mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from 
Heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round 
about me, and them which journeyed with me." Acts 
26:13. 

2. By the oil and wine of the Holy Ghost, 

"And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil 
to make his face shine." Ps. 104: 15. 

H. Who Shai.1. Shine). 

1. The righteous. 

"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the 
kingdom of their father." Matt. 13 : 43. 

2. Those that are wise and win souls. 

"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of 
the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness, 
as the stars forever and ever." Dan. 12 : 3. 

3. The healthy are fat, 

"They are waxing fat, they shine yea, they overpass 
the deeds of the wicked." Jer. 5 : 28. 



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III. How w^ Shai.Iv Shin^. 

1. More and more, 

''But the path of the just is as the shining light, that 
shineth more and more." Prov. 4: 18. 

2. Shine as the morning, 

''Thine age shall be clearer than the noon day; thou 
shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning." Job 
II : 17. 

IV. Whe:n we: Shai.1, Shine:. 

I. In trial, 

"And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, 
and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on 
the side, and raised him up saying, Arise up quickly. 
And his chains fell away from his hands." Acts 12 : 7. 

V. Whkre w^ Shai.1. Shine:. 

1. In the world, 

"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of 
God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and 
perverse nation among whom ye shine as lights in the 
world." Phil. 2: 15. 

2. Before men, 

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see 
your good works, and glorify your father which is in 
Heaven." Matt. 5 : 16. 

3. In Heaven. 

"And the city had no need of the sun, neither the moon, 



yTE:ADI^ASTNE:sS. jy^ 

to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the 
lamb IS the light thereof." Rev. 21 : 23. 

Steadfastness. 

1. Be Steadfast. 
I. In faith. 

"Yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding 
your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ 
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord so 
walk ye in Him; rooted and built up in him, and st'ab- 
ished m the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding 
therein with thanksgiving." Col. 2 : 5-7, 

2. In freedom. 

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty, wherewith Christ 
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the 
yoke of bondage." Gal. 5:1. 

3- In doctrine. 

"And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doc- 
trine, and fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and in 
prayers." Acts 2 : 42. 

4- In fellowship. 

;'And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doc- 
trine, and fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and in 
prayers." Acts 2 : 42. 

5- In prayer. 

"And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doc- 
trme, and fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and in 
prayers." Acts 2 : 42. 



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6. In love. 

''That ye being rooted and grounded in love." Eph. 
3-17. 

7. In boldness, 

"For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot : yea, 
thou shalt be steadfast and shalt not fear." Job u: 15. 

8. In the Lord's service, 

"Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, un- 
movable, alw,ays abounding in the work of the Lord, for- 
asmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the 
Lord." 2 Cor. 15: 58. 

9. In resisting the devil. 

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the 
devil as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he 
may devour ; whom resist steadfast in the faith." i Pet. 
5:8,9. 
10. In holding to our profession. 

"But Christ as a Son over his own house : whose house 
are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing 
of the hope firm unto the end. For we are made par- 
takers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our con- 
fidence, steadfast unto the end." Heb. 3 : 6, 14. 

Saints' Hotel. 

I. Its Location is Bkautii^uiv and Company First 

Civ ASS. 

"An highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall 



Saints' HoTi:t. i8i 

be called the way of holiness, the unclean shall not pass 
over it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, 
though fools shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, 
nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, they shall 
not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there/' 
Isa. 35 : 8. 

II. Me:aIvS Servi:d at aIvIv Hours. 

"Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righte- 
ousness, for they shall be filled.'' Matt. 5 : 6. 

III. Se:rving Committi:^:. 

"Verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself and 
make them sit down to meat, and will come forth and 
serve them." Lu. 12 : 37. 

IV. Biiviv o:^ Fare:. 

1. Bread, 

"I am the bread of life, he that cometh to me shall 
never hunger." John 6 : 35. 

2. Meat, 

"But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye 
know not of." Jno. 4:32. 

3. Roast with dressing, 

"Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with the fat of 
lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with 
the fat of kidneys of wheat." Deut. 32 : 14. 

4. Fruit, 

"Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me : and behold 
a basket of summer fruit." Amos 8:1, 



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5. Water. 

"But the water I shall give him shall be in him a well 
of water springing up into everlasting life," Jno. 4: 14, 

6. Angels' food. 

"Man did eat angels' food; he sent them meat to the 
full." Ps. 78:25. 

7. Honey. 

"And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and 
oil out of the flinty rock." Deut. 32 : 13. 

8. Wine and milk. 

"Yea, come, buy wine without money and without 
price." Isa. 55: i. 

V. Il^ YOU don't S^E) what you want, ask i^OR IT. 

"Whatsoever ye shall ask the father in my name, he 
will give it you. Ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall 
be done unto you." Jno. 16:23; 15:7. 

Strength. 

I. Stre:ngth o^ Sai^vation to Savs:. 

"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust, and not be 
afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength; and my 
song: he also is become my salvation." Isa. 12:2. 

II. Strength oi^ Gracd to Empowe:r. 

"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is 
made perfect in weakness." 2 Cor. 12 : 9. 



"Shai.1. Nots." 183 

III. The: Stre:ngth o^ His Arm to Sustain us. 

''Fear thou not, for I am with thee : be not dismayed, 
for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee: I will help 
thee: Yea, I will uphold with the right hand of my 
righteousness/' Isa. 41 : 10. 

IV. Stre:ngth 01^ His Arm to Protect. 

"My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power 
of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye 
may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." 
Eph. 6: 10, II. 

V. Stre:ngth o:^ His Joy to Gi^add^n. 

"For the joy of the Lord is your strength." N^eh. 
8:10. 

VI. Strength 01^ the; Hoi.y Ghost to Quai^ie^y. 

"But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts 1:8. 

VII. Stre:ngth May Bt Incr^aseid. 

"He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have 
no might he increaseth strength." Isa. 40 : 29. "They 
go from strength to strength, every one of them in 
Zion." Ps. 84:7. 



"Shall Nots" of John's Gospel. 

I. Shai.Iv not Come into Condemnation. 

"He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that 



184 Worker's Companion. 

sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into 
condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life." Jno. 
5 : 24. 

II. Shai,!, not Wai,k in Darkness. 

"I am the light of the world ; he that followeth me shall 
not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." 
Jno. 8: 12. 

III. Shali, not Hunger. 

"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he 
that cometh to me shall never hunger." Jno. 6 : 35. 

IV. Shai,!, not Thirst. 

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give 
him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give 
him shall be in him a well of water springing up into 
everlasting life." Jno. 4 : 14. 

V. Shai,!, not Pe:rish. 

"That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 
but have everlasting Hfe." Jno. 3: 15. 

VI. ShALI. not be) P1.UCKKD OUT O^ MY HaND. 

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall 
never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my 
hand." Jno. 10 : 28. 

VII. Shai,i, not Die:. 

"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never 
die." Jno. 11 :26. 



ScRiPTURAi, Giving. 185 

Scriptural Giving. 

I. Why ShouIvD wd Give:. 

1. Because we are His stewards, 

"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should 
be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? For all things 
come of thee and of thine own have we given thee/' i 
Chron. 29 : 14. 

2. Christ our example. 

"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that 
though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, 
that ye through his poverty might be rich." 2 Cor. 8 : 9. 

3. We are commanded. 

"Trust not in uncertain riches, but in the living God 
who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do 
good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, 
willing to communicate." i Tim. 6: 17, 18. 

4. Because it is an incentive to others. 

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart 
so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity for God 
loveth a cheerful giver." 2 Cor. 9 : 7. 

5. Blessed by giving. 

"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there 
is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to 
poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat : and he that 
watereth shall be watered also himself." Prov. 11:24, 
25. 



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II. How Re:ci:ivi:d in Ordkr to Give. 

1. By work. 

''I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye 
ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of 
the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give 
than to receive." Acts 20 : 35. 

2. By laying by in store. 

"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you 
lay by him in store, as God hath hath prospered him, that 
there be no garnerings when I come.'' i Cor. 16: 2. 

III. How Much to Give. 

1. As the Lord hath prospered. 

*'And thou shalt keep the feast of the weeks unto the 
Lord thy God with a tribute of a free will offering of thy 
hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, ac- 
cording as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee." Deut. 
16: 10. 

2. One tenth. 

"And of all that thou shalt give I shall surely give 
the tenth unto thee." Gen. 28 : 22. "The tenth shall be 
holy unto the Lord." Lev. 27 : 32. 

IV. When to Give. 

I. When and where we see needed. 

"But rather let him labor, working with his hands the 
thing which is good, that he may have to give to hira 
that needeth." Eph. 4 : 28. 



SEEKING SaIvVATION. iS/ 

2. When we appear before the Lord, 

"And they shall not appear before the Lord empty: 
Every man shall give as he is able according to the 
blessings of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee/' 
Deut. i6: i6, 17. 

Seeking Salvation. 

I. The; Sinner's Part. 

1. He must see himself as a sinner. 

''Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because 
I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of 
a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the 
King, the Lord of hosts." Isa. 6 : 5. 

2. He must feel the Spirit's woeing, 

"No man can come to me, except the Father which 
sent me draw him." Jno. 6:44. 

3. He must have faith in God: 

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: 
for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and 
that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." 
Heb. 11:6. 

4. He must confess his sins, 

"If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins." i Jno. 1:9. 

5. He must forsake sin, 

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, 



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and he will have mercy upon him: and to our God, for 
he will abundantly pardon." Isa. 55 : 7. 

6. He must forgive those who have wronged him, 

*'For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly 
Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men 
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your 
trespasses." Matt. 6: 14, 15. 

7. Must make restitution, 

"Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the 
poor: and if I have taken anything from any man by 
false accusation, I will restore him fourfold." Lu. 19 : 8. 

8. Must call upon God in prayer. 

'Tor whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord 
shall be saved." Rom. 10:13. 

9. Must accept Christ as his only Saviour. 

"Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is 
none other name under heaven given among men, where- 
by we must be saved." Acts 4: 12. 

10. He must believe in Christ for salvation, 

"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; 
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." 
Rom. ID : 10. 

IL GoD^s Promisees to thd S^eJkdr. 
I. Will not cast out, 

"Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." 
Jno. 6:37. 



Salivation. 189 



2. Shall Und, 



"Ask and it shall be given you : seek and ye shall find ; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Matt. 7 : 7. 

3. Will remit sins, 

*'Come now let us reason together saith the Lord: 
though your sins be as scarlet they shall be white as 
snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as 
wool." Isa. 1 : 18. 

4. Will give rest. 

"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest." Matt, il : 28. 



Salvation. 



Provided. 



"Therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and 
his righteousness it sustained him." Isa. 59:16. "For 
the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared 
unto all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and 
worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously, 
and godly in this present world." Tit. 2:11, 12. 

2. Common. 

"Beloved, when I give all diligence to write unto you 
of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write 
unto you and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend 
for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." 
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3. Personal. 

''For thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I 
wait all the day.'' Ps. 25:5. 

4. Powerful. 

''The Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliv- 
erer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust, my 
buckler, and the horn of my salvation and my high 
tower." Ps. 18 : 2. 

5. Eternal. 

I 

"He became the author of eternal salvation unto all 
them that obey him." Heb. 5 : 9. 

6. Inexhaustable. 

"Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the 
wells of salvation." Isa. 12 : 3. 

7. Great. 

"How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, 
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was 
confirmed unto us by them that heard him." Heb. 2 : 3. 

8. Know-so. 

"To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by 
the rerqjssion of their sins." Lu. i : yj. 

9. Keeping. 

"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto 
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." i Pet. 
1:5. 



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10. Everlasting, 

"But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an ever- 
lasting salvation." Isa. 45 : 17. 

ii. Beautiful. 

"For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will 
beautify the meek with salvation." Ps. 149:4. 

12. Daily. 

"Show forth his salvation from day to day/' Ps. 96 : 2, 

13. Joyful. 

"That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of 
the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation." 
Ps. 9 : 14. 

14. Present. 

"Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the 
day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6 : 2. 

15. Dressy. 

"For he hath clothed me with the garments of salva- 
tion, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness 
as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as 
a bride adorneth herself with jewels." Isa. 61 : 10. 

Signs to Precede His Coming. 

\^ 

I. The gospel to be preached in all the world. 

"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in 
all the world for a witness unto all nations: and then 
shall the end come." Matt. 24 : 14. 



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2. It will he a period of apostasy and unbelief. 

"I tell you he will avenge themispeedlly. Nevertheless, 
when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on 
the earth?" Lu. i8:8. "This know also, that in the 
last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be 
lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, 
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 
without natural affection, trucebreakers, incontinent, 
fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, 
highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God ; 
having a form of godliness, but denying the power there- 
of : from such turn away.'' £ Tim. 3 : 1-5. "Knowing this 
first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walk- 
ing after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the 
promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, 
all things continue as they were from the beginning of 
the creation/' 2 Pet. 3:3, 4. 

3. It will be a time of spiritual pride. 

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter 
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to 
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies 
in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot 
iron." I Tim. 4: i, 2. "Yea, and all that will live godly 
in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." 2 Tim. 3:12. 

4. Corrupt doctrine. 

"For the time will come when they will not endure 
sound doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap 
to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and 
they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall 
be turned unto fables." 2 Tim. 4:3, 4. 



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5. A time of war and earthquakes. 

"And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars : see 
that ye be not troubled : for all these things must come 
to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise 
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there 
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in 
divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows." 
Matt. 24:6-8. 

6. False prophets and sin abound, 

"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive 
many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of 
many shall wax cold." Matt. 24:11, 12. 

7. As it was in the days of Noah and Lot. 

"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also 
in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, 
they married wives, they were given in marriage, until 
the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, 
and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the 
days of Lot : they did eat, they drank, they bought, they 
sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that 
lyOt went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from 
heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be 
in the day when the Son of man is revealed," Lu. 
17:26-30. 

Seven Requisites for Soul-Winning. 

"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he 
that winneth souls is wise." Prov. 11:30. 



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I. God-given Preparation — Jesus our Exampi^e. 

1. Received the Holy Ghost, 

"And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like 
a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven, and 
said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well 
pleased." Lu. 3 : 22. 

2. Full of the Holy Ghost. 

"And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from 
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness." 
Lu. 4: I. 

3. Power of the Spirit. 

"And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into 
Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all 
the region round about." Lu. 4: 14. 

Scripture Proof that We Must Have a Like 

Preparation. 

1. Purged or sanctified. 

"If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall 
be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the 
master's use, and prepared unto every good work." 
2 Tim. 2:21. 

2. Tarry until Pentecost received. 

"And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon 
you ; but tarry, ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be 
endued with power from on high." Lu. 24 : 49. 



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3. Receive power, 

''But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts i : 8. 

4. Baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire, 

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but 
he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes 
I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the 
Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matt. 3 : II. 

11. Prayer — ^jEsus Our Exampi^e. 

1. Prayed all night, 

"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out 
into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer 
to God." Lu. 6 : 12. 

2. Secret prayer. 

"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, 
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret 
shall reward thee openly." Matt. 6 : 6. 

3. Pray everywhere, 

"I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up 
holy hands, without wrath and doubting." i Tim. 2 : 8. 

4. Pray ahvays, 

"Pray without ceasing." i Thess. 5 : 17. 

in. Work. — Jesus Our Example. 
I. Straightway entered service, 
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the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and 
taught." Mk. 1:21. 

2. Always in the service of God. 

^^Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, un- 
movable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in 
the Lord." i Cor. 15:58. 

3. Hand service done zvith might. 

''Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy 
might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest/' Ecc. 
9: 10. 

4. Workers with God. 

"We then, as workers together with him, beseech you 
also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain." 2 Cor. 
6:1. 

IV. A KnowIvEdge and the Right Use 01^ the Word. 
— Jesus Our Exampi^e. 

1. All astonished at his understanding. 

*'And all that heard him were astonished at his under- 
standing and answers." Lu. 2:47. 

2. Letters known without learning. 

"And the Jews marveled, saying, How knoweth this 
man letters, having never learned?" Jno. 7: 15. 

3. Our imderstanding opened. 

"Then opened he their understanding, that they might 
understand the Scriptures." Lu. 24:45. 



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Study. 



''Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman 
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word 
of truth." 2 Tim. 2: 15. 

5. Preach the zvord. 

'•'Preach the word ; be instant in season, out of season ; 
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doc- 
trine." 2 Tim. 4 : 2. 

6. Word gives light and understanding to the simple, 

"The entrance of thy w^ords giveth light; it giveth 
understanding unto the simple." Ps. 119: 130. 

7. Word like fire, 

"Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord ; and like 
a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ?" Jer. 23 : 29. 

8. Word prospers, 

"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my 
mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall 
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in 
the thing whereto I sent it." Isa. 55 : 11. 

9. Word is quick and powerfid, 

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and 
sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the 
dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and 
marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents 
of the heart." Heb. 4: 12. 



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V. Courage:. — ^Jesus Our Exampi^e. 

1. Spread boldly, 

"But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing 
unto him." Jno. 7 : 26. 

2. Boldness of Peter. 

"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, 
and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant 
men, they marvelled ; and they took knowledge of them, 
that they had been with Jesus." Acts 4:13. 

3. Courage to persuade. 

"Now when the congregation was broken up, many of 
the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and 
Barnabas ; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to 
continue in the grace of God." Acts 13:43. 

VL Hoi,Y Lii^K. — ^Ji:sus Our Exampi,^. 

1. Give heed to the word. 

"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; con- 
tinue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thy- 
self, and them that hear thee." i Tim. 4: 16. 

2. Be an example. 

"Let no man despise thy youth ; but be thou an example 
of the behevers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in 
spirit, in faith, in purity." i Tim. 4: 12. 

VII. Tact. — Je:sus Our Exampi.^. 

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of 
wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as 
doves." Matt. 10: 16. 



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Sin Not. 

I. De^i^inition 01^ Sin. 

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law : 
for sin is the transgression of the law.'' i Jno. 3 : 4. 

II. God's PdopIvi: do not Vioi^ate: His Law. 

''And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you 
to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, 
and do them.'' Ezek. 36 : 2"], 

III. God's Pi:opi,e) are: Commanded not to Sin. 

1. Old Testament witnesses, 

(a) David, 

"Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own 
heart upon your bed, and be still." Ps. 4:4. 

(b) Bzekiel, 

"Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous man, that 
the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely 
live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy 
soul." Ezek. 3 : 21. 

2. Nezv Testament witnesses, 

(a) Jesus. 

"Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said 
unto him. Behold, thou art made whole : sin no more, lest 

a worse thing come upon thee She said, No man, 

Lord. And Jesus said unto her. Neither do I condemn 
thee: go and sin no more." Jno. 5 : 14; 8: 11. 



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(b) Paul 

"Awake to righteousness, and sm not; for some have 
not the knowledge of God." i Cor. 15:34. 

(c) John. 

"My Httle children, these things write I unto you, that 
ye sin not. And if any man sin we have an advocate 
with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." I Jno. 2: i. 

IV. Commanded to Live Righteousi^y. 

1. Jesus. 

"And they both were righteous before God, walking 
in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord 
blameless." Lu. i : 6. 

2. Paul. 

"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath 
appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodli- 
ness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, right- 
eously, and godly, in this present world." Tit. 2:11, 12. 

3. Peter. 

"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, 
what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy con- 
versation and godliness." 2 Pet. 3: 11. 

V. Ef^p^ects of Sinning. 

1. It produces spiritual death. 

"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezek. 18 : 4. 

2. It separates from God. 

"But your iniquities have separated between you and 



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your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that 
he will not hear/' Isa. 59 : 2. 

3. It brings reproach. 

"Righteousness exalteth a nation : but sin is a reproach 
to any people." Prov. 14 : 34. 

4. It zvithholds good things. 

"Your iniquities have turned away these things, and 
your sins have withholden good things from you." Jer. 
5:25. 

5. It brings into bondage. 

"Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." Jno. 
8:34. 

6. It identifies us as being of the devil. 

"He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil 
sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son 
of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works 
of the devil." i Jno. 3 : 8. 

7. Will shut heaven against those who sin. 

'Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and 
ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins : whither I 
go, ye cannot come." Jno. 8:21. 

Saints' Keeping. 

I. Keep Thysei.:^ Pure. 

"Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partakers 
of other men's sins : keep thyself pure." i Tim. 5 : 22. 



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II. KttF UNvSPOTTE:d ]?R0M the WORI.D. 

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father 
is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their afflic- 
tion, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." 
Jas. 1 : 27. 

III. Keep ^rom IdoIvS. 

"Little children, keep yourselves- from idols." i Jno. 
5:21. 

IV. Keep in the Love oj? God. 

"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the 
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." Jude 
21. 

V. Keep the Way 01^ the Lord. 

"And they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice 
and judgment." Gen. 18: 19. 

VI. Keep the Sabbath Day Holy. 

"Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign 
between me and you throughout your generations; that 
ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you." 
Ex. 31:13. 

VII. Keep My Ordinances. 

"Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, 
to walk therein : I am the Lord your God." Lev. 18 : 4. 

VIII. Keep ali, the Words 01^ this Law. 

"That he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep 



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all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them." 
Deut. 17: 19. 

IX. Keep Y0URSE1.VES i^ROM THE Accused Things. 

"And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed 
thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed." Josh. 6 : 18. 

X. Keep Thy Tongue. 

"Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking 
guile." Ps. 34:13- 

XI. Keep His Testimonies. 

"Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that 
seek him with the whole heart." Ps. 119:2. 

XII. Keep Nothing Hid. 

"And it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the 
Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you ; I will 
keep nothing back from you." Jer. 42 : 4. 

XIII. Keep His Sayings. 

"Yet ye have not known him ; but I know him : and if 
I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto 
you: but I know him, and keep his saying." Jno. 8: 55. 

XIV. Keep My Words. 

"Remember the word that I said unto you. The servant 
is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, 
they will also persecute you ; if they have kept my say- 
ing, they will keep yours also." Jno. 15 : 20. 



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Soundness. 

I. Sound Mind. 

The mind is that which thinks, feels and wills. It 
embraces: I. Intellect. 2. Feehng. 3. Will. 
Synonymous with soul and spirit. 

''For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of 
power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Tim. i : 7. 

II. Soui, Wisdom. 

"Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among 
you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works 
with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying 
and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against 
the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but 
is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and 
strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But 
the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peace- 
able, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy, and 
good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them 
that make peace." Jas. 3 : 13-18. 

(Wisdom is two-fold — natural and the gift of God.) 

III. Sound Doctrini:. 

''But speak thou the things which become sound 
doctrine." Tit. 2:1. 

IV. Sound Hkart. 

''A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy the 
rottenness of the bones." Prov. 14 : 30. 



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V. Sound Words. 



''Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast 
heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." 
2 Tim. 1 : 13, 

VI. Sound Faith. 

'This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them 
sharply, that they may be sound in the faith." Tit. i : 13. 

(a) Defective faith is like a broken bridge, 

(b) Defective faith is like a straw to a drowning man, 

(c) Sound faith brings something to pass and gives 
victory. 

"Shall Be's" of the Lord. 

1. Shalt be saved. 

"And they said. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts. 16: 31. 

2. Shall be delivered. 

"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call 
on the name of the Lord shall be delivered : for in Mount 
Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord 
hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call." 
Joel. 2 : 32. 

3. Shall be in you. 

"Even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot 
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; 
but ye know him : for he dwelleth with you, and shall be 
in you." I Jno. 14: 17. 



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4. Shall be holy, 

"And ye shall be holy unto me : for I the Lord am holy, 
and have severed you from other people, that ye should 
be mine." Lev. 20 : 26. 

5. Shall not be ashamed, 

"And whosoever believeth on him shall not be 
ashamed." Rom. 9 : 33. 

6. Shall be a peculiar treasure, 

"Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and 
keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure 
unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine." 
Ex. 19:5. 

7. Shall be with you, 

"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live : and so the 
Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have 
spoken." Amos. 5 : 14. 

8. Shall be as Mount Zion. 

"They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, 
which cannot be removed, but abideth forever." Ps. 
125:1. 

9. Shall be a blessing, 

"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will 
bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a 
blessing." Gen. 12: 2. 

ID. Shalt be happy. 

"For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands : happy 
shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee." Ps. 128:2. 



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11. Ye shall be head, 

''He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : 
he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.'' Deut. 
28 : 44. 

12. Shall he a delightsome people, 

"And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall 
be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts." Mai. 
3:12. 

13. Shall he prosperous, 

"For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give 
her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the 
heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the rem- 
nant of this people to possess all these things." Zech. 
8:12. 

14. Shall he joyful, 

"And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an 
honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall 
hear all the good I do unto them." Jer. 33 : 9. 

15. Shall he, 

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not 
yet appear what we shall be: but we know that when 
he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him 
as he is." i Jno. 3 : 2. 

16. Shall he as ye die, 

"If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves 
upon the earth : and if the tree fall toward the south, or 
toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there 
it shall be." Ecc. 11:3. 



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17. Shall he rewarded according to our works, 

"And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with 
me, to give every man according as his work shall be." 
Rev. 22 : 12. 

Sin Exists in Two Forms, 

I. . Man in His Naturai^ State:. 

"Then said I, Woe is me ! for I am undone ; because I 
am a man of unclean lips ; and I dwell in the midst of a 
people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, 
the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphim unto 
me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken 
with the tongs from off the altar : And he laid it upon 
my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips ; and 
thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged." Isa. 

6:5-7. 

II. Inbre:d Sin. 

1. Cause of inbred sin. 

"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, 
and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, 
for that all have sinned: Therefore as by the offense 
of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; 
even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came 
upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one 
man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the 
obedience of one shall many be made righteous." Rom. 
5 : 12, 18, 19. 

2. Comes through inheritance. 

"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my 



Sin Exists in Two Forms. 2og 

mother conceive me.'' Ps. 51:5. "Among whom also 
we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of 
our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the 
mind ; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as 
others." Eph. 2 : 3. 

3. Is called. 

(a) Sin that besets us. 

"Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with 
so great a cloud of witnesses let us lay aside every weight, 
and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run 
with patience the race that is set before us." Heb. 12 : I. 

(b) Sin that dwelleth in me, 

"Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do 
it, but sin that dwelleth in me." Rom. 7 : 20. 

(c) The old man, 

"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, 
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth 
we should not serve sin." Rom. 6 : 6. "That ye put off 
the former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt 
according to the deceitful lusts." Eph. 4 : 22, 

III. How Inbri:d Sin is Mani?£:sti:d. 

1. By pride, 

"But they held their peace: for by the way they had 
disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest." 
Mk. 9:34. 

2. By fear, 

"And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto 



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them, walking on the sea. And when the desciples saw 
him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It 
is a spirit: and they cried out with fear.'' Matt. 14:25, 
26. 

3. By division. 

"For ye are carnal: for whereas there is among you 
envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and 
walk as men?" i Cor. 3:3. 

\ 4. By deception. 

*' "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us." i Jno. i : 8. 

IV. Sins Committed. 

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : 
Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as 
snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as 
wool." Isa. 1 : 18. 

(SeePs. 51:4; Isa. 59: i, 2; Matt. 7:21; Lu. 7:47.) 

y. Two-Foi.D DeivIverance. 

1. Sins of ommission and commission. 

"If we confess our sins he Is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- 
ness." I Jno. 1:9. (Also Ps. 51:5.) 

2. Inbred sin. 

"But if we walk In the light, as he Is In the light, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." i Jno. i : 7. 
"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, 
and I shall be whiter than snow." Ps. 51 : 7. 



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The Saints Have: 

I. Rkde:mption. 

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." 
Eph. 1:7. 

II. Eternal Li^E. 

"These things have I written unto you that beheve on 
the name of the Son of God that ye may know that ye 
have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of 
the Son of God." i Jno. 5:13. 

III. Peace. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1. 

IV. Spirit oi^ Adoption. 

"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again 
to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, 
whereby we cry, Abba Father." Rom. 8: 15. 

V. A Sure Anchor. 

"Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both 
sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within 
the veil." Heb. 6:19. 

VI. A Great High Priest. 

"Now of the things which we have spoken this is the 
sum : we have such an high priest, who is set on the right 
hand of the throne of the majesty in heavens." Heb. 
8:1. 



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VII. Another BuiIvDing. 

"For we know that if our earthly house of this taber- 
nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an 
house not made with hands eternal in the heavens." 2 
Cor. 5 : i. 

The Spirit of Christ. 

I. Posse:sskd by God's Chii^dre^n. 

"But ye are not in the flesh, but In the Spirit, if so be 
that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man 
have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his." Rom. 
8:9. 

II. The E^^ects 0^ THE Spirit. 

1. Destroys the power of sin, 

''And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of 
sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." Rom. 
8:10. 

2. Makes alive to righteousness. 

"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the 
dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead 
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that 
dwelleth in you." Rom. 8: il. 

3. Witnesses to our salvation. 

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that 
we are the children of God." Rom. 8: 16. 

4. Implants in us good fruit. 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 



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suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper- 
ance, against such there is no law." Gal. 5 : 22, 23. 

5. Guides into all truth. 

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will 
guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself, 
but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and 
he will show you things to come/' Jno. 16: 13. 

6. Teaches and reveals. 

^'But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost whom the 
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- 
soever I have said unto you." Jno. 14:26. 

III. Nature: o^. 

1. Spirit of truth. 

"Howbeit when he the Spirit of truth is come, he 
will guide you into all truth." Jno. 16: 13. 

2. Good Spirit. 

"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy 
Spirit is good : lead me into the land of uprightness." Ps. 
143 : 10. 

3. A meek Spirit. 

"What will ye ? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in 
love, and in the Spirit of meekness." i Cor. 4:21. 

4. An humble Spirit. 

"I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that 
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of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite 
one." Isa. 57: 15. 

5. Burning Spirit, 

"When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of 
Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem 
from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and the 
spirit of burning." Isa. 4:4. 

6. Spirit of glory, 

"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are 
ye, for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you." 
I Pet. 4 : 14. 

The Forgiveness of Sins. 

I. Tut Ne:e:d. 

"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of 
God." Rom. 3:23. 

II. POSSIBII^ITY. 

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promises, as 
some men count slackness; but is longsuifering to us- 
ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all 
should come to repentance." 2 Pet. 3:9. 

III. The: Ground upon which Obtain:^d. 

"If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- 
ness." I Jno. 1:9. 



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IV. The: Character. 

"Come now and let us reason together saith the Lord, 
though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as 
snow, though they be red like crimson they shall be as 
wool." Isa. 1 : 18. 

V. Assurance: 01^. 

"And, behold, they brought to him a man sick with 
the palsy, lying on a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith 
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son be of good cheer; 
thy sins be forgiven thee.'' Matt. 9 : 2. 

VI. Who May be: FoRGrvi:N. 

"Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, 
and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the 
word of this salvation sent." Acts 13:26. 

VII. Who May Have: It. 

"Against thee and thee only have I sinned and done 
this evif in thy sight, that thou mayest be justified when 
thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." Ps. 
51:4. 

VIII. Whe:n Obtaine:d. 

"Behold now, is the accepted time, Behold now, is the 
day of salvation." 2 Cor. 6 : 2. 

The Believer's Attitude. 

I. Lkaning. 

I. Suggests confidence and safety, 

"Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his 
disciples, whom Jesus loved." Jno. 13 : 23. 



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II. Lying Down. 

2. Suggests rest, peace and assurance, 

"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he 
leadeth me beside the still waters." Ps. 23 : 2. 

III. Waiting. 

3. Suggests prayer, listening and learning. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength : they shall mount up with wings as eagles : they 
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and 
not faint." Isa. 40:31. 

IV. Standing. , 

4. Suggests firmness or stability. 

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ 
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the 
yoke of bondage." Gal. 5:1. 

V. WaIvKING. 

5. Suggests progress, 

"But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 
Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." i Jno. i : 7. 

VI. Running. 

6. Suggests haste. 

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with 
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every 
weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let 



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us run with patience the race that is set before us." Heb. 
12 : I. 

VII. Looking. 

7. Suggests looking to and for Jesus, 

"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our 
faith ; who for the joy that was set before him, endured 
the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the 
right hand of the throne of God.'' Heb. 12:2. 

The Truth. 

I. What is Truth. 

1. God is truth, 

"He is the Rock, his work is perfect ; for all his ways 
are judgment; a God of truth, and without iniquity, just 
and right is he.'' Deut. 32 : 4. 

2. Jesus is the truth, 

"Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth and the 
life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Jno. 
14:6. 

3. The word is truth. 

"Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth." 
Jno. 17: 17. 

II. Th^ Truth Exe:mpui^ie)d. 
I. In his ways, 

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mighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints/' 
Rev. 15:3. 

2. In His works, 

"For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his works 
are done in truth." Ps. 33 : 4. 

3. In his counsels. 

"O Lord thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will 
praise thy name, for thou hast done wonderful things; 
thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth." Isa. 25 : i. 

4. In His word. 

"Thy word is truth from the beginning : and every one 
of thy righteous judgments endureth forever." Ps. 
119: 160. 

5. In His judging. 

"Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to 
judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteous- 
ness and the people with his truth." Ps. 96: 13. 

6. In His judgments. 

"And I heard another out of the altar say, even so 
Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judg- 
ments." Rev. 16: 7. 

IIL Th^ Truth is De:scribe:d as Bering : 

I. Great. 

"For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy 
truth unto the clouds." Ps. 57 : 10. 



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2. Abundant. 

"The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, 
abundant in goodness and truth." Ex. 34 • 6. 

3. Plenteous. 

"But thou, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and 
gracious, longsuffering, plenteous in mercy and truth/' 
Ps. 86:15. 

4. Enduring, 

"For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and 
his truth endureth to all generations." Ps. 100: 5. 

IV. God's Pkopi^^ ShouIvD: 

1. Worship in truth. 

"God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must wor- 
ship him in spirit and in truth." Jno. 4 : 24. 

2. Serve God in truth. 

"Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all 
your heart, for consider how great things he hath done 
for you." I Sam. 12:24. 

3. Love the truth. 

"Shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and 
cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace." 
Zech. 8 : 19. 

4. Meditate upon the truth. 

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, what- 
soever things are honest, whatsover things are just, what- 
soever things are pure, * ^ * Think on these things." 
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5. Rejoice in the truth. 

''Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth." Ps. 

51:6. 

6. Should have the truth in their hearts. 

''Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and 
in the hidden parts thou shalt make me to know wisdom." 
Ps. 51:6. 

7. Magnify the truth. 

"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise 
thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for 
thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." Ps. 
138:2. 

8. Bear the fruit of the Spirit in truth. 

''For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and 
righteousness and truth." Eph. 5 : 9. 

y. God's Ministe:rs. 

1. Must measure up to the truth. 

"By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the 
armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the 
left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good 
report : as deceivers and yet true." 2 Cor. 6:7, 8. 

2. Should speak the truth. 

"Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell 
you the truth?" Gal. 4:16. 

3. Must rightly divide the truth. 

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man that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the 
word of truth," 2 Tim. 2:15. 

yi. Di:vii.'s Pre:ache:rs. 

1. Turn men from the truth, 

"For the time will come when they will not endure 
sound doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap 
to themselves teachers, having itching ears ; and they shall 
turn away their ears from the truth : and shall be turned 
unto fables/' 2 Tim. 4:3,4. 

2. Speak evil of the way of truth. 

"But there were false prophets among the people, even 
as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily 
shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord 
that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift de- 
struction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways ; 
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken 
of." 2 Pet. 2:1,2. 

3. Erred from the truth. 

"Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the 
resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of 
some." 2 Tim. 2: 18. 

The Two Followers. 

I. Th^: C01.D OR Cari:i.i:ss. 

I. Followed afar off. 
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2. Self -confident, 

"Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men 
shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be 
offended." Matt. 26 : 33. 

3. Indifferent, 

"And he cometh unto the disciples and findeth them 
asleep and said unto Peter, What, could ye not watch 
with me one hour?" Matt. 26: 40. 

4. Giving vent to carnality. 

"And behold one of them which were with Jesus 
stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a 
servant of the high priest's and smote off his ear." Matt. 
26:51. 

5. Worldly companionship, 

"Now Peter sat without in the palace; and a damsel 
came unto him, saying, thou also wast with Jesus of 
Galilee." Matt. 26 : 69. 

6. Open denial. 

"But he denied before them all saying, "I know not 
what thou sayest." Matt. 26 : 70. 

7. Bolder denial with an oath, 

"Again he denied with an oath, I do not know the 
man." Matt. 26. y2. 

The above seven steps show the fatal fall of Peter. 

II. The: True and how the:y Foi^IvOW. 

I. Fully, like Caleb, 

"But my servant, Caleb, because he had anbther spirit 
with him and hath followed me fully, him will I bring 



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into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall pos- 
sess it." Num. 14 : 24. 

2. Closely J like Ruth. 

*'And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or re- 
turn from following after thee; for whither thou goest, 
I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge, thy people 
shall be my people : and thy God my God." Ruth 1:16. 

3. Affectionately, like Paul. 

"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children." 
Eph. 5 : 1. 

4. Jesus only, like Bartimaeus. 

"And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way ; thy faith hath 
made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, 
and followed Jesus in the way." Mk. 10 : 52. 

5. Obediently. 

"If any man serves me, let him come after me." Jno. 
12 : 26. 

6. Righteously. 

"But thou, O man of God, flee these things ; and follow 
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meek- 
ness." I Tim. 6:11. 

7. Wholly. 

"To him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon 
and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the 
Lord." Deuto i : 36. 

8. Onzi^ard. 

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Lord; his going forth is prepared as the morning and he 
shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former 
rain unto the earth." Hosea 8 : 3. 

The Hungry Filled With. 

Matt. 5 : 6. 

1. The Holy Ghost, 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave 
them utterance." Acts 2:4. 

2. All knowledge. 

"And I myself also am persuaded of you my brethren, 
that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowl- 
edge, able also to admonish one another." Rom. 15: 14. 

3. Good things, 

"He hath filled the hungry with good things." Lu. 
1 : 53. 

4. With gladness, 

"In that he did good and gave us rain from heaven and 
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and glad- 
ness." Acts 14: 17. 

5. V/ith plenty, 

"So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses shall burst out with new wine." Prov. 3 : 10. 

6. Pruit of righteousness. 

"Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which 



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are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God." 
Phil. I. II. 

7. Fullness of God. 

"To know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, 
that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God." 
Eph. 3 : 19. 

(The Bible plainly reveals what God is and we are to 
be filled with the same.) 

(a) God is light. 

"This then is the message which we have heard of him, 
and declare unto you, that God is light and in him is no 
darkness at all." i Jno. i : 5. 

(b) God of power. 

"But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the 
Lord." Micah 3:8. 

(c) God of peace. 

"And the peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus." Phil. 4:7. 

(d) God of joy. 

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 
in believing that ye may abound in hope, through the 
power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. 15 : 17. 

The Lord Our Helper. 

L Obtainable. 

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unto this day, witnessing both to the small and great/' 
Act 26 : 22. 

II. P^RSONAI,. 

"So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper and 
I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Heb. 13 : 6. 

III. Past. 

"Because thou hast been my past help, therefore in the 
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice." Ps. 63 : 7. 

IV. Pre:s£nt. 

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help 
in trouble." Ps. 46: i. 

V. Powi^Ri^uiv. 

"I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have ex- 
alted one chosen out of the people." Ps. 89: 19. 

VI. Protocting. 

"For the Lord God will help me ; therefore shall I not 
be confounded : therefore have I set my face like a flint, 
and I know that I shall not be ashamed." Isa. 60 : 7. 

VII. Providing. 

"The poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the 
helper of the fatherless." Ps. 10 : 14. 

VIII. Pre:cious. 

"Fear thou not ; for I am with thee ; be not dismayed ; 
for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee : yea, I will help 



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thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my 
righteousness." Isa. 41 : 10. 

IX. Ni:e:di^ui.. 

*Xel: us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, 
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in 
time of need." Heb. 4: 16. 

True Evidences of Regeneration. 

1. All forsaken. 

"So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh 
not all that he hath, he cannot by my disciple." Lu. 
14:33- 

2. Peace through Christ. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1. 

3. Our love. 

"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 
if ye have love one to another." Jno. 13 : 35. 

4. Pree from condemnation. 

"There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them 
which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh 
but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:1. 

5. Not ashamed of Christ. 

"And hope maketh not ashamed because the love of 
God is shed abroad (or poured out) in our hearts by the 
Holy Ghost, which is given unto us." Rom. 5:5. 



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6. God's spirit bears witness with our spirit. 

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that 
we are the children of God/* Rom. 8 : i6. 

7. A nezv creature. 

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new 
creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things 
are become new." 2 Cor. 5:17. 

8 Hates the world. 

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the 
world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father 
is not in him." i Jno. 2: 15. 

9. Live above sin. 

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for 
his seed remaineth in him: and he can not sin, because 
he is born of God." i Jno. 3 : 9. 

10. Clean through the word. 

"Now ye are clean through the word which I have 
spoken unto you." Jno. 15:3. 

11. Beaming fruit. 

"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh 
away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth 
it, that it may bring forth more fruit." Jno. 15:2. 

12. Prayers answered. 

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall 
ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." Jno. 

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13. Relish the Word, 

"For I have given unto them the words which thou 
gavest me : and they have received them and have known 
surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed 
that thou didst send me." Jno. 17:8. 

14. Overcomers. 

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome 
them ;" because greater is he that is in you than he that 
is in the world." i Jno. 4 : 4. 

15. Bnsamples to all that believe. 

"So that ye were ensample to all that believe." i 
Thess. 1 : 7. 

16. Self-denying, 

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will 
come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his 
cross, and follow me." Matt. 16:24. 

17. Cheerful and frea givers, 

"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast 
out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matt. 
10:8. 

18. Names written in Heaven over which we rejoice. 

"Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits 
are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your 
names are written in Heaven." Lu. 10:20. 

19. Have the knozv-its. 

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, 
because we love the brethren, he that loveth not his 
brother abideth in death." i Jno. 3 : 14. 



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The Gospel. 

I. What it is. 

1. The Gospel of God, 

"Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, 
separated unto the Gospel of God." Rom. 1:1. 

2. The Gospel of Christ. 

"In the Gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to 
comfort you concerning your faith.'' i Thess. 3 : 2. 

3. The Gospel of salvation, 

"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word 
of truth, the gospel of your salvation.'* Eph. i : 13. 

4. The Gospel of grace, 

"But none of these things move me, neither count I 
my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course 
with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the 
Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." 
Acts 20 : 24. 

5. The Gospel of peace, 

"And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel 
of peace." Eph. 6: 15. 

II. Preach to Whom. 

1. To the poor. 

"And the poor have the gospel preached to them." 
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2. To every creature. 

"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and 
preach the gospel to every creature." Mk. 16: 15. 

III. Why we SH0U1.D Preach the GosPEiy. 

1. It brings salvation. 

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for 
it is the power of God unto salvation, to every one that 
believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Rom. 
1 : 16. 

2. It is a witness. 

"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in 
all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then 
shall the end come." Matt. 24 : 14. 

3. It produces hope. 

"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and 
be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which 
ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature 
which is under heaven." Col. i : 23. 

IV. Those who Receive the GospEi.. 

1. Should not he ashamed of it. 

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it 
is the power of God unto salvation to every one that 
believeth." Rom. i : 16. 

2. Should have their conversation becoming to it. 

"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the 
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3. Should earnestly contend for the faith of it. 

*'It was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort 
you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which 
was once delivered unto the saints." Jude 3. 

4. Forsake all for it, 

''And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, 
There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or 
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, 
for my sake, or the gospel's, but he shall receive an hun- 
dredfold now in this time, houses, brethren, and sisters, 
and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; 
and in the world to come eternal life." Mk. 10 : 29, 30. 

V. A Warning. 

1. To the preacher. 

"I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that 
called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel 
But though we, or an angel front heaven preach any 
other gospel unto you than that which we have preached 
unto you, let him be accursed." Gal. i : 6, 8. 

2. To the people. 

"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know 
not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Who shall be punished with everlasting destruc- 
tion from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory 
of his power." 2 Thess. i : 8, 9. 

The Gift of God. 

I. He gave His Son, 
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begotten Son, that whosoever beHeveth in him should not 
perish, but have everlasting life/' Jno. 3 : 16. 

2. He giveth light. 

"The entrance of thy words giveth light ; it giveth un- 
derstanding unto the simple." Ps. 119: 130. 

3. He giveth a new heart, 

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit 
will I put within you, and I will take away the stony 
heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of 
flesh." Ezek. 36:26. 

4. He giveth eternal life. 

"For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is 
eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.** Rom. 6 : 23. 

5. He giveth the comforter. 

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another comforter, that he may abide with you forever." 
Jno. 14: 16. 

6. He giveth power. 

"He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have 
no might he increases strength." Isa. 40 : 29. 

7. He giveth wisdom. 

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that 
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it 
shall be given him." Jas. 1 : 5. 

8. He giveth faith. 

"For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom ; 
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To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts 
of heaHng by the same Spirit." I Cor. 12 : 8, 9. 

9. He giveth more grace. 

"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God 
resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.'' 
Jas. 4 : 6. 

10. He giveth joy. 

"For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, 
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy." Ecc. 2 : 26. 

11. He giveth victory, 

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ." i Cor. 15: 57. 

12. He giveth to eat of the tree of life. 

"To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree 
of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." 
Rev. 2 : 7. 

The Grace of God. 

I. God is the: God 01^ grace). 

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his 
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered 
awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle 
you." I Pet. 5 : 10. 

II. Cami: by Je:sus. 

"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth 
came by Jesus Christ." Jno. i : 17. 



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III. Frk^IvY Give:n. 

''The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing 
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Ps. 
84: II. 

IV. By it WD are: Savi^d. 

"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us 
together with Christ, by grace are ye saved." Eph. 2 : 5. 

V. By it wt are: Sanctii^ie:d. 

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to 
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and 
to give you an inheritance among all them which are 
sanctified." Acts 20 : 32. 

VI. In it w:^ Stand. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God, through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we 
have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and 
rejoice in the hope of the glory of God." Rom. 5:1,2. 

VII. The Grace: oj? God is : 

1. Great. 

"And with great power gave the apostles witness of 
the resurrection of the Lord Jesus : and great grace was 
upon them all." Acts 4 : 33. 

2. A conquering power, 

"But where sin abounded, grace did much more 
abound." Rom. 5 : 20. 



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3. Rich. 

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace/* 
Eph. 1:7. 

4. All sufficient, 

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : 
for my strength is made perfect in weakness.'' 2 Cor. 
12:9. 

5. Alade, 

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward 
you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, 
may abound to every good work." 2 Cor. 9 : 8. 

VIIL GoD^s Saints. 

1. Are under grace. 

"For sin shall not have dominion over you : for ye are 
not under the law, but under grace." Rom. 6 : 14. 

2. Bstablished in grace. 

"Be not carried about with divers and strange doc- 
trines : for it is a good thing that the heart be established 
with grace." Heb. 13:9. 

3. Should be strong in grace. 

"Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that 
is in Christ Jesus." 2 Tim. 2:1. 

4. Should grozv in grace. 

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. 3 : 18. 



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5. Should speak with grace. 

"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your 
mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that 
it may minister grace unto the hearers." Eph. 4 : 29. 

IX. Grace: is Given. 

1. To those who walk uprightly. 

''The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing 
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Ps. 
84: II. 

2. To the humble. 

"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God 
resisted the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." 
Jas. 4 : 6. 

The People of God. 

Matt. 1 : 21. 

1. A chosen people. 

"According as he hath chosen us in him before the 
foundation of the world, that we should be holy an4 
without blame before him in love." Eph. i : 4. 

2. A changed people. 

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new crea- 
ture: old things are passed away; behold, all things are 
become new." 2 Cor. 5:17. 

3. A separated people. 

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separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean 
thing; and I will receive you." I Cor. 6: 17. 

4. A clean people. 

"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let 
us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and 
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God." 2 Cor. 

7:1- 

5. A delivered people, 

"That he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered 
out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without 
fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the 
days of our life." Lu. i : 74, 75. 

6. A ailed people. * 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave 
them utterance." Acts 2 : 4. "And to know the love of 
Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled 
with all the fulness of God." Eph. 3 : 19. 

7. A satisfied people. 

"And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats 
shall overflow with wine and oil." Joel. 2 : 24. 

8. A conquering people. 

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors 
through him that loved us." Rom. 8 : 37. 

9. A free people. 

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make 
you free." Jno. 8 : 32. 



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10. A rich people, 

"And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and 
hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know 
that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God 
of Israel." Isa. 45 : 3. 

11. A peculiar people. 

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an 
holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should shew forth 
the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness 
into the marvelous light." I Pet. 2 : 9. 

12. People that dwell on high. 

"He shall dwell on high ; his place of defence shall be 
the munitions of rocks : bread shall be given him ; and 
his waters shall be sure." Isa. 33 : 16. 

13. A safe people. 

"He shall dwell on high ; his place of defence shall be 
the munitions of rocks : bread shall be given him ; his 
waters shall be sure." Isa. 33 : i6. 

14. A liberal people. 

"The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that 
watereth shall be watered also himself." Prov. 11 : 25. 

15. A powerful people. 

"Who is she that looketh forth as the morning; fair 
as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army 
with banners ?" Song of Solomon 6 : 10. 

16. A hilarious people. 

"Let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout 
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17. A well fed people, 

"The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul." 
Prov. 13:25. ''They shall still bring forth fruit in old 
age ; they shall be fat and flourishing." Ps. 92 : 14. 

18. A joyful people, 

''Thou hast made known to me the ways of life ; thou 
shall make me full of joy with thy countenance." Acts 
2:28. "Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous, 
and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart." Ps. 
32:11. 

19. A hearty people, * 

"The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul." 
Prov. 13 : 25. 

20. A healthy people, 

"They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall 
be fat and flourishing." Ps. 92 : 14. 

21. A prosperous people, 

"Thou shalt be blessed of all people: there shall not 
be male or female barren among you, or among your 
cattle." Deut. 7 : 14. 

22. A flourishing people. 

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree ; he shall 
grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in 
the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our 
God." Ps. 92 : 12, 13. 

23. A watchful people. 

"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your 
Lord doth come." Matt. 24 : 42. 



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24. A hidden people, 

''Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the 
shadow of thy wings." Ps. 17:8. 

(a) Trouble. 

"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his 
pavilion ; in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; 
he shall set me up upon a rock." Ps. 2y\ 5. 

(b) Prom pride of man, 

"Thou halt hide them in the secret of thy presence from 
the pride of man ; thou shalt keep them secretly in a pa- 
viHon from the strife of tongues." Ps. 31 : 20. 

(c) From daily enemies, 

"Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the 
shadow of thy wings, From the wicked that oppress me, 
from my deadly enemies, who compass me about." Ps. 
17:8,9. 

The Mission of Jesus, 

I. His Mission ON Earth WAS : 

1. To seek the lost, 

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that 
which was lost." Lu. 19: 10. 

2. To save sinners, 

"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all accepta- 
tion, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sin- 
ners; of whom I am chief." I Tim. i : 15. 



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3. To save from sin, 

"And he shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their 
sins." Matt. 1:21. 

4. To put away sin, 

"For then must he often have suffered since the foun- 
dation of the world: but now once in the end of the 
world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice 
of himself." Heb. 9 : 26. 

5. To take azvay sin. 

"And ye know that he was manifested to take away our 
sins ; and in him is no sin." i Jno. 3:5. 

6. To wash us from our sins. 

"Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins 
in his own blood." Rev. 1:5. 

7. To give spiritual life, 

"I am come that they might have life, and that they 
might have it more abundantly." Jno. 10 : 10, 

8. To give us an example of an holy life. 

"For even hereunto were ye called : because Christ also 
suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should 
follow his steps : who did no sin neither was guile found 
in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not 
again, when he suffered, he threatened not ; but committed 
himself to him that judgeth righteously." i Pet. 2:21. 
23. 



Twe;i,vi; Evi:ri.asting Things. 243 

11. His Powe:r. 

1. He has all power, 

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All 
power in given unto me in heaven ani;! in earth." Matt. 
28 : 18. 

2. He has power to save. 

"I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." Isa. 
63:1. 

3. He has power to forgive sins. 

''But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath 
power to forgive sins." Matt. 9 : 6. 

4. He has power to keep from falling. 

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, 
and to present you faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceeding joy." Jude 24. 

Twelve Everlasting Things. 

1. Everlasting salvation. 

"But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an ever- 
lasting salvation : ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded 
world without end." Isa. 45:17. 

2. Everlasting life. 

"Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that heareth my 
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting 
life, and shall not come into condemnation ; but is passed 
from death unto life." Jno. 5 : 24. 



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3. Bverlasting assurance. 

"And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, 
and in sure dwellings and in quiet resting places." Isa. 
32:18. 

4. Bverlasting love. 

"The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, 
I have loved thee with an everlasting love : therefore with 
lovingkindness have I drawn thee." Jer. 31:3. 

5. Everlasting peace, 

"Of the increase of his government and peace there 
shall be no end/' Isa. 9:7. 

6. Everlasting foundation. 

"As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more : 
but the righteous is an everlasting foundation." Prov. 
10:25. 

7. Everlasting name. 

"Even unto them will I give in mine house and within 
mine walls a place and a name better than of sons and of 
daughters: I will also give them an everlasting name, 
that shall not be cut off." Isa. 56: 5. 

8. Everlasting gospel. 

"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, 
having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that 
dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and 
tongue, and people." Rev. 14:6. 

9. Everlasing strength. 

"Trust ye in the Lord forever : for in the Lord Jehovah 
is everlasting strength." Isa. 26 : 4. 



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10. Everlasting way. 



"And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead 
me in the way everlasting." Ps. 139:24. 

11. Everlasting light. 

"The Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and 
thy God thy glory." Isa. 60 : 19. 

12. Everlasting joy, 

"Therefore in their land they shall possess the double : 
everlasting joy shall be unto them." Isa. 61 : 7. 

Teach Me. 

I. God our Te)ache:r. 

"Thus saith the L/>rd, thy Redeemer, the Holy One 
of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee 
to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldst 
go." Isa. 48: 17. 

II. What Hi: Tdachds. 

1. Good way. 

"Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin 
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you : but I will 
teach you the good and right way." i Sam. 12 : 23. 

2. To do thy will. 

"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy 
Spirit is good: lead me into the land of uprightness." 
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3. Thy paths. 

"Show me thy ways, O L^rd; teach me thy paths/' 
Ps. 25:4. 

4. Thy statutes. 

"Blessed art thou, O Lord ; teach me thy statutes." Ps. 
119:12. 

5. Thy judgments. 

"Accept, I beseech thee, the free will offerings of my 
mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments." Ps. 
119: 108. 

6. To pray. 

"And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a 
certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said 
imto him. Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught 
his disciples." Lu. 11 :i. 

7. To number our days. 

"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom." Ps. 90: 12. 

8. That which I see not. 

"That which I see not, teach thou me; if I have done 
iniquity, I will do no more." Job 34 : 32. 

9. The zvay to go. 

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which 
thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye." Ps. 32 : 8. 

10. To deny ungodliness. 
"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly 



Take) H^e:d. 247 

lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in 
this present world/' Tit. 2 : 12. 

II. A1.1. Things. 

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- 
soever I have said unto you." Jno. 14 : 26. 

Take Heed. 

I. Takk Hi:^d. 

1. To what we hear. 

"And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: 
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you ; 
and unto you that hear shall more be given." Mk. 4 : 24. 

2. How we hear. 

"Take heed therefore how ye hear : for whosoever hath, 
to him shall be given ; and whosoever hath not, from him 
shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have." Lu. 
8:18. 

3. Lest there he an evil heart, 

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an 
evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." 
Heb. 3 : 12. 

4. In keeping the commandments. 

"But take diligent heed to do the commandment and 
the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged 
you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his 



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ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto 
him, to serve him with all your heart, and with all your 
soul.'' Josh. 22 : 5. 

5. In prayer, 

"Take heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when 
the time is." Mk. 13 : 33. 

6. In stability, 

"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take 
heed lest he fall." i Cor. 10: 12. 

7. In speech, 

"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he 
that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction." Prov. 

13:3- 

8. In keeping worldly company, 

"I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with 
my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while 
the wicked is before me." Ps. 39: i. 

9. In care of soul, 

"Only take heed to thyself, and to keep thy soul dili- 
gently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have 
seen, and lest they depart from thine heart all the days of 
thy life." Deut. 4:9. 

ID. In the house and worship of God, 

"Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, 
and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of 
fools ; for they consider not that they do evil." Eccl. 5 : i. 



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11. In building, 

"I have laid the foiindation, and another bulldeth there- 
on. But let every man take heed how he buildeth there- 
upon." I Cor. 3 : 10. 

12. To ourselves, 

"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; con- 
tinue in them : for in doing this thou shalt both save thy- 
self, and them that hear thee.'' i Tim. 4: 16. 

Ten Precious Things 

I. Precious Bi,ood of Jesus. 

"But with the precious blood of Jesus, as of a lamb 
without blemish and without spot." l Pet. i : 19. 

II. Precious Word. 

"And the word of the Ivord was precious in those days ; 
there was no open vision." i Sam. 3: i. 

III. Precious Corner Stone. 

"Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, pre- 
cious; and he that believeth on him shall not be con- 
founded." I Pet. 2:6. 

IV. Precious Promise. 

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and pre- 
cious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of 
the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is 
in the world through lust." 2 Pet. i : 4. 



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V. Pre:cious Ointme:nt. 

''It IS like the precious ointment upon the head, that 
ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard ; that went 
down to the skirts of his garments." Ps. 133 : 2. 

VI. Pre:cious Church. 

"She is more precious than rubies : and all the things 
thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.'^ 
Prov. 3:15. 

VII. Pre:cious Faith. 

."To them that have obtained like precious faith with 
us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour 
Jesus Christ.'' 2 Pet. 1:1. 

VIII. Pri:cious Fruit. 

"Be patient therefore brethren, unto the coming of our 
Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious 
fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he 
receive the early and latter rain." Jas. 5 : 7. 

IX. Pre:cious is thd Di^ath oi^ th^ Saints. 

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his 
saints." Ps. 116: 15. 

X. Precious Things o^ H^avi^n. 

"And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his 
land, for the precious things of heaven." Deut. 33 : 13. 



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The Bride and the Bridegroom. 

I. Thd Fact oi^ The:ir Existcnci:. 

"He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the 
friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth 
him rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice; 
this my joy therefore is fulfilled.'' Jno. 3 : 29. 

II. ThE:iR B^TROTHAIv. 

''And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will 
betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, 
and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even 
betroth thee unto me in faithfulness : and thou shalt know 
the Lord.'' Hos. 2: 19, 20. 

III. Thi: Bride). 

1. She is pure, 

"Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee." 
S.of Sol. 4:7. 

2. She has no sisters, 

"My dove, my undefiled Is but one ; she is only one of 
her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her." 
S. of 801.6:9. 

3. She has but one husband, 

"For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for 
I have espoused you to one husband, that I might present 
you as a chaste virgin to Christ." 2 Cor. 11:2. 



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4. She is subject to him. 

"Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so 
let the wives be to their own husbands in everything." 
Eph. 5 : 24. 

IV. The) Bridegroom. 

1. Only Son. 

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not 
perish but have everlasting life." Jno. 3 : 16. 

2. Has but one wife, 

"My dove, my undefiled is but one ; she is the only one 
of her mother.'' S. of Sol. 6 : 9. 

3. He loves her, 

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved 
the church, and gave himself for it." Eph. 5 : 25. 

4. He is the head of the bride. 

"For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ 
is the head of the church: and he is the Saviour of the 
body." Eph. 5 : 23. 

V. Their Agreement. 

1. To walk together, 

"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" 
Amos 3:3. 

2. He promised never to leave her, 

*Tor he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake 
thee." Heb. 13:5. 



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3. He promised to supply all her needs. 

''But my God shall supply all your needs according to 
his riches in glory." Phil. 4: 19. 

4 He promised to grant her desires. 

"Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire 
when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall 
have them." Mk. 1 1 : 24. 

5. He prepares her supper. 

"And he said unto me, Write, blessed are they which 
are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb." Rev. 
19:9. 

The Millennial. 

1. The King shall reign in righteousness. 

"Behold, a king shall reign In righteousness, and 
princes shall rule in judgment." Isa. 32 : i. 

2. He will sit upon the Throne of David. 

"He shall be great and shall be called the son of the 
highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne 
of his father David. And he shall reign over the house 
of Jacob forever: and of his kingdom there shall be no 
end." Lu. i : 32, 33. 

3. The Throne shall he at Jerusalem. 

"At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of 
the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, 
to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem, neither shall they 
walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart." 
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4. The Apostles shall sit upon the twelve thrones, 

"And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
that ye which have followed me in the regeneration, when 
the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye 
also shall sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
tribes of Israel." Matt. 19:28. 

5. This reign is to he upon the earth. 

"For thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by 
thy blood out of every kindred and tongue, and people, 
and nation." Rev. 5 : 9, 10. "And hath made us unto 
our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the 
earth. Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the 
earth." Matt. 5 : 5. 

6. Heaven only received Jesus until the time of restitu^ 

tion of all things. 

"And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was 
preached unto you : Whom the heaven must receive, 
until the time of the restitution of all things, which God 
hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since 
the world began." Acts 3:20,21. 

The Judgment. 

1. Appointed Day, 

"Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will 
judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he 
hath ordained." Acts 17:31. 

2, As sure as death. 

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after 
this the judgment.'' Heb. 9:27. 



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3. Is for all. 

''For we must all appear before the judgment seat of 
Christ: that every one may receive the things done in 
his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be 
good or bad." 2 Cor. 5 : 10. 

4. Is thorough. 

''For God shall bring every work into judgment, with 
every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be 
evil/' Ecc. 12: 14. 

5. A day of wrath. 

"For the great day of his wrath is come: and who 
shall be able to stand?" Rev. 6: 17. 

6. A day of rewards. 

"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with 
me, to give every man according as his work shall be." 
Rev. 22 : 12. 

I. Re^ward 01^ THE Righteous. 

1. Shall inherit the earth. 

"Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth." 
Matt. 5:5. 

2. Heaven will he their future home. 

"To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and 
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. Who 
are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva- 
tion ready to be revealed in the last time." i Pet. i : 4, 
5. 



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II. Re^ward 01^ the: Wicke:d. 

I. Hell will he their everlasting home, 

"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the 
nations that forget God." Ps. 9:17. 

Give a brief contrast and nature of the two places, 
Heaven and Hell. Heaven, a prepared place. Jno. 
14: 2, 3. City. Heb. 13 : 14, Rev. 22 : 14. Nature. Rev. 
7: 16, 17. Hell, a prepared place for the wicked, nature, 
outer darkness. Matt. 25:30. Lake of fire. Rev. 20: 15- 
Everlasting fire and punishment. Rev. 20 : 10. 

Trusting the Lord. 

I. Our Trust. 

I. Should not he in ourselves. 

"We should not trust in ourselves, but in God which 
raised the dead." 2 Cor. 1:9. 

II. What Should Wk Trust. 

1. In the Lord, 

''Trust ye in the Lord forever ; for in the Lord Jehovah 
is everlasting strength." Isa. 26 : 4. 

2. In His Word, 

'*So shall I have wherewith to answer fiim that 
reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word." Ps. 119:42. 

III. Thosi: Who put Thkir Trust in th^ Lord. 

I. Salvation hy trusting. 

"He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save 
them, because they trust in him." Ps. 37 : 40. 



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2. Are kepi from fear, 

"Behold God is my salvation; I will trust and not be 
afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and songr 
he also is become my salvation." Isa. 12: 2. 

3. Are kept from sliding. 

"Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integ- 
rity : I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not 
slide." Ps. 26:1. 

4. Are fed. 

"Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell 
in the land, and verily thou shall be fed." Ps. 37 : 3. 

5. Are kept in a state of prosperity. 

"But he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be 
made fat." Prov. 28 : 25. 

6. Are kept fixed and settled. 

"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart \s 
fixed, trusting in the Lord." Ps. 112:7. 

7. Are kept happy. 

"And whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he." Prov. 
16:20. 

8. Have much joy. 

"But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: 
let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them; 
let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee." Ps. 
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9. Are led in his paths. 

''Trust in the Lord with all thine heart: and lean not 
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowl- 
edge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Prov. 3 : 5, 6. 

10. Have no fear of death. 

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy 
rod and thy staff they comfort me." Ps. 23 : 4. 

The Heart Without God Is: 

1. Deceived. 

"He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned 
him aside." Isa. 44 : 20. 

2. Desperately Wicked. 

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperate- 
ly wicked : who can know it?" Jer. 17 : 9. 

3. Bvil 

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an 
evil heart of unbelief." Heb. 3:12. 

4. Weak. 

"How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing 
thou doest these things." Ezek. 16: 30. 

5. Rebellious. 

"But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious 
heart." Jer. 5 : 23. 



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6. Hard, 

"For they will not hearken unto me : for the house of 
Israel are impudent and hard-hearted." Ezek. 3:7. 

7. Stony, 

"And I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and 
will give them an heart of flesh." Ezek. 11 : 19. 

8. Despiteful, 

"And have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, 
to destroy it for the old hatred." Ezek. 25 : 15. 

9. Proud. 

"A high look, and a proud heart, and the ploughing of 
the wicked is sin." Pro v. 21 : 4. 

10. Double. 

"With flattering lips and with a double heart do they 
speak." Ps. 12 : 2. 

11. Impenitent, 

"But, after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treas- 
urest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and 
revelation of the righteous judgment of God." Rom. 
2:5. 

12. Foolish. 

"But became vain in their imaginations and their fool- 
ish heart was darkened." Rom. i : 21. 



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The Heart With God Is:- 

1. Soft, 

''For God maketh my heart soft/' Job 23 : 16. 

2. Clean, 

"Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right 
spirit within me/' Ps. 51 : 10. 

3. New, 

"And make you a new heart and a new spirit : for why 
will ye die, O house of Israel?'' Ezek. 18:31. 

4. Fixed, 

"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is 
fixed, trusting in the Lord." Ps. 112:7. 

5. Faithful. 

"And foundest his heart faithful before thee." Neh. 

9:8. 

6. Understanding. 

"Give therefore thy servant| an understanding heart 
to judge thy people, that I may discern between goad and 
bad." I Kings 3:9. 

7. Honest. 

"But that on the good ground are they, v^hich in an 
honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it." 
Lu. 8; 15. 

8. Tnie, 

"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance 
of faith." Heb. 10:22. 



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9. Sound, 

"Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; that I be not 
ashamed/' Ps. 11 :8o. 

10. Glad, 

"Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; 
my flesh shall also rest in hope." Ps. 16 : 9. 

11. Established, 

"His heart is established, he shall not be afraid." Ps. 
112:8. 

12. Perfect. 

"Because with a perfect heart they offered willingly 
to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great 
joy." I Chron. 29:9. 

13. Wise, 

"And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart." 
Prov. 1 1 : 29. 

14. Pure, 

"Blessed are the pure in heart lor they shall see God." 
Matt. 5:8. 

The Devil. 

L There is a Personai. DeviIv. 

"Now there v/as a day when the Sons of God came to 
present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came 
also among them. And the Lord said unto Satan, 
Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, 
From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking 
up and down in it." Jno. 1:6, 7. 



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11. He was Once an Angei. in Heaven. 

"How art thou fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer, son of 
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, 
which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in 
thine heart, I will ascend into Heaven, I will exalt my 
throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the 
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north : I 
will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be 
like the Most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to 
Hell, to the sides of the pit.'' Isa. 14: 12-15. 

in. His Position and Power. 

1. Prince of the air. 

Wherein time past ye walked according to the 
course of this world, according to the prince of the power 
of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children 
of disobedience." Eph. 2 : 2. 

2. Prince of the world, 

"Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the 
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.'' 
Jno. 14 : 30. 

3. The God of the age, 

"In whom the God of this world hath blinded the 
minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the 
glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, 
should shine unto them." 2 Cor. 4 : 4. 

4. The whole world in his power, 

"And we know that we are of God, and the whole 
world lieth in wickedness." Jno. 5 : 19. 



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5. A'l the unsaved are his children, 

'*Ye ere of your father the devil, and the lusts of your 
father }e will do. He was a murderer from the be- 
ginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no 
truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of 
his own : "^or he is a liar, and the father of it." Jno. 8 : 44. 

IV. The Work 01^ Satan. 

1. Greatdeceiver of the zvorld. 

"Even hm whose coming is after the working of 
Satan, witl all power and signs and lying wonders. 
That they 11 might be damned who believed not the 
truth, but hd pleasure in unrighteousness.'' 2 Thess. 
2:9, 12. 

2. He preahes and has his churches. 

And no ma/el ; for Satan himself is transformed into 
an angel of liht. Therefore it is no great thing if his 
ministers also ^ transformed as the ministers of righte- 
ousness; whostend shall be according to their works." 
2 Cor. 11: 14, ^. 

3. Author of 'n and sickness, death. 

''How God an'nted Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy 
Ghost and with)ower; who went about doing good, 
and healing all th. were oppressed of the devil : for God 
was with him." As 10 : 38. 

V. His Doom. 

I. Bound a thousid years. 
"And I saw an anj come down from Heaven, having 



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the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain lin his 
hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old s/jrpent, 
which is the devil, and Satan, and bound him a tljbusand 
years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, aid shut 
him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive 
the nations no more, till the thousand years s|ould be 
fulfilled : and after that he must be loosed a littlf season." 
Rev. 20: 1-3. 

2. In the lake of fire. 

"And the devil that deceiveth them was csit into the 
lake of fire and brimstone where the beast an the false 
prophet are, and shall be tormented day any night for- 
ever and ever." Rev. 20: 10. 

The Blood. 

I. The: B1.00D IS THE) Lira o^ Christ, Sf Apart ^or 

THE) OnIvY Soui. Tonic. 

"For the life of the flesh is in the \Aoi ; and I have 
given it to you upon the altar to make aijatonement for 
your sins: for it is the blood that make^an atonement 
for the soul." Lev. 17: 11. 

II. It is More) Powdri^uIv than th^wod of Ani- 

MAI.S. 

"For if the blood of bulls and of g<^s and the ashes 
of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, /^nctifieth to the 
purifying of the besh; how much mp shall the blood 
of Christ, who through the eternal Sf^^ ofifered himself 
without spot to God, purge your co^cience from dead 
works to serve the living God." He9: 13. 



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III. What is Accompi^ished by or Through the 
B1.00D. 

1. It cleanses or forgives sins of omission or commis- 

sion. 

"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, 
and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the 
kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed 
us from our sins in his own blood." Rev. i : 5. 

2. It sanctifies us, 

"Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the 
people with his own blood, suffered without the gate." 
Heb. 13 : 12. 

3. It cleanses from sin. 

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." i Jno. i : 7. 

4. It makes peace. 

"And, having made peace through the blood of his 
cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself ; by him, 
I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in 
heaven." Col. i : 20. 

5. It brings us nigh unto God. 

"But now in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were 
afar off, are made night by the blood of Christ." Eph. 
2:13. 

6. It enables us to overcome. 

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb. 



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and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not 
their lives unto the death." Rev. 12: 11. 

IV. The) Condition 01^ Thosi: who Remain Unde:r 
the: Blood. 

"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, 
What are these which are arrayed in white robes, and 
whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou 
knowest. And he said to me, these are they which came 
out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes 
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Rev. 
7:13-17. 

Unity. 

1. Of the Spirit. 

'^Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the 
bond of peace." Eph. 4 : 3. 

2. Of faith, 

"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the 
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto 
the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." 
Eph. 4:13. 

3. In prayer. 

"These all continued with one accord in prayer and 
supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of 
Jesus, and with his brethren." Acts i : 14. 

4. In worship. 

"O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his 



Victory. 267 

name together/' Ps. 34:3. "We took sweet counsel 
together and walked into the house of God in company." 
Ps. 55 : 14. 

5. Of mind, 

"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they 
were all with one accord in one place." Acts 2:1. 

6. In praise. 

"Praising God, and having favor with all the people." 
Acts 2:47. 

Victory. 

1. // we have the greatness and power of God victory 

is sure, 

"Thine O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and 
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that 
is in heaven and in the earth is thine: Thine is the 
kingdom, O Lord, and thou are exalted as head above 
all." I Chron. 29: 11. 

2. Victory through Jesus, 

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory 
through our Lord Jesus Christ." i Cor. 15 : 57. 

3. Victory is given through faith, 

"For whatsoever is'born of God overcometh the world: 
and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even 
our faith." i Jno. 5:4. 

4. Sing the song of faith, and his right hand and holy 

arm is sure to give victory. 

"O sing unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath done 



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marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath 
gotten him the victory." Ps. 98: i. 

5. Victory is given for death and tears, 

"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord 
God will wipe away tears from off all faces." Isa. 25 : 8. 

6. By keeping we will be permitted to play the harp. 

"And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire : 
and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and 
over his image, and over his mark, and over the number 
of his name stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of 
God." Rev. 15:2. 

"The perfect victory is to let Christ triumph over one's 
self, through the Spirit. 

When you are forgotten, or neglected, or set at naught, 
and you smile inwardly — that is VICTORY. 

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes 
are crossed, your tastes offended, your advice disre- 
garded, your opinions ridiculed, and you take it all in 
patient, loving silence — that is VICTORY. 

When you are content with any food, raiment, climate 
or society— that is VICTORY. 

When you bear with any discord or irregularity (of 
which you are not the cause) — that is VICTORY. 

When you can stand face to face with folly, extrava- 
gance, contradiction of sinners, persecution and endure 
it all as Jesus endured it— that is VICTORY. 

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversa- 
tion, testimony, nor to record your good works — that is 
VICTORY." 



What is Said About Tut Aposti^es. 269 

What is Said About the Apostles. 

I. Who and What They Were. 

"And they were filled with the Holy Ghost: and be- 
gan to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them 
utterance/' Acts 2 : 4. 

1. Left all to follow Jesus. 

"And when they had brought their ships to land, they 
forsook all and followed him." Lu. 5: 11. 

2. They were branches of the true vine. 

"I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth 
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit ; 
for without me ye can do nothing." Jno. 15: 5. 

3. They were not of the world. 

"They are not of the world, even as I am not of the 
world." Jno. 17 : 16. 

4. They were clean, 

"Now ye are clean through the word which I have 
spoken unto you." Jno. 15:3. 

5. They were free from sin and guile. 

"Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith unto 
him. Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile." 
Jno. 1 : 47. 

6. They belonged to Jesus." ''Thine they were." 

"I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou 
gavest me out of the world; thine they were, and thou 



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gavest them me; and they have kept thy word." Jno. 
17:6. 

7. They walked with him in regeneration, 

''And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, 
when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, 
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
tribes of Israel." Matt. 19:28. 

8. They were ordained and sent forth to cast out 

devils] heal the sick. 

"And when he called unto him his twelve disciples, he 
gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them 
out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of 
disease." Matt. 10: 1. 

9. They received the word. 

"For I have given unto them the words which thou 
gavest me ; and they have received them, and have known 
surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed 
that thou didst send me." Jno. 17:8. 

10. They had joy. 

"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying. 
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy 
name. Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the 
spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because 
your names are written in heaven." Lu. 10: 17, 20. 

11. Pe^ntecost FuIvIvY Comi:. 
I. Were bold. 

"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 



Waiting on God. 271 

they spake the word of God with boldness." Acts 4: 31. 

2. They obeyed God only, 

"But Peter and John answered and said unto them. 
Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto 
you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but 
speak the things which we have seen and heard." Acts 
4: 19, 20. 

3. Ministry more effective, 

"Then they that gladly received his word were bap- 
tized: and the same day there were added unto them 
about three thousand souls." Acts 2:41. 

4. They went everywhere preaching. 

"Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every- 
where preaching the word." Acts 8 : 4. 

5. Nothing could restrain them, 

"And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them 
in the common prison. But the angel of the Lord by 
night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth 
and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people 
all the words of this life." Acts 5 : 18-20. 

Waiting on God. 

I. SaIvVation by Waiting on God. 

"Therefore I will look unto the Lord, I will wait for 
the God of my salvation : my God will hear me." Micah 
7:7. 



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II. H01.Y Ghost Received by. 

"And being assembled together with them, commanded 
them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but 
wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye 
have heard of me." Acts i : 4. 

III. Strength Redoubi^ed and Spirituai. LiEE and 

Heai^th Renewed. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they 
shall run and not be weary ; and they shall walk and not 
faint." Isa. 40: 31. 

IV. The Lord's Way Kept. 

"Wait on the Lord and keep his way, and he shall ex- 
alt thee to inherit the land." Ps. 37 : 34. 

V. His Goodness Made Known. 

"The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the 
soul that seeketh him." Lam. 3 : 25. 

VI. Protection Granted. 

"Because of his strength I will wait upon thee: for 
God is my defence." Ps. 59 : 9. 

VII. Inherit the Earth. 

"For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait 
upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth." Psa. 37 : 9. 

VIII. PatientIvY. 

"Be patient therefore brethren, unto the coming of the 



What Think Ye; o^ Christ? 273 

Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious 
fruit of the earth and hath long patience for it, until he 
receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; 
stablish your hearts ; for the coming of the Lord draweth 
nigh." Jas. 5 : 7, 8. 

What Think Ye of Christ. 

Matt. 22:42. 

1. As a Teacher. 

2. As a Preacher. 

3. As a Physician. 

4. As a Prophet. 

5. As a Comforter. 

I. Was He: What Hk Ci^aimed to be: or not? 

Let us imagine ourselves in court, with lawyers, clerks, 
judge and jnry. 

IL Witne:sse:s. 

1. His enemies — Pharisees and Sadducees. 

"And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, 
This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them." Lu. 
15:2. "The Son of man came eating and drinking, and 
they say. Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a 
friend of publicans and sinners." Matt. 11:19. 

2. Pilate — He was a Jew. 

"Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, 
I find no fault in this man." Lu. 23:4. 



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3. Pilate's wife, 

"His wife sent unto him saying, Have thou nothing to 
do with that just man: for I have suffered many things 
this day in a dream because of him." Matt. 27: 19. 

4. Judas associated with Christ three years and zvas 
treasurer. 

''Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the 
innocent blood." Matt. 27 : 4. 

5. The dying thief, 

"But this man hath done nothing amiss." Lu. 23 : 41. 

6. Centurion, He bore the name of the sheriff, had 

charge of the execution and was at Calvary, it 
was he that gave the orders for the nails to he 
driven, 

"He said, Truly this man was the Son of God/* Mk. 
15-39. 

7. The devil. Even the very devil knew him and yet 
men don't knozv him, 

"Thou son of the most high God ; hast thou come here 
to torment us before the time ?" Matt. 8 : 29. 

HI. Frie:nds. 

1. John the Baptist, There was a man sent from God. 

"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin 
of the world." Jno. i : 29. 

2. Peter, 

"That by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom 



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ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by 
him doth this man stand before you whole." Acts 4: 10. 

3. Thomas. 

"And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord 
and my God." Jno. 20:28. 

4. Paul 

''For whom I have suflfered the loss of all things, and 
do count them but dung, that I may win Christ." Phil. 

3:8. 

There are other witnesses such as Mary, Martha, 
Lazarus, Mary Magdalene, the blind, lame, and halt 
whom Jesus healed, etc. 

IV. AngeivS at one time testified o^ Jesus. 

''And the angel said unto them Fear not: for, behold, 
I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to 
all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of 
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Lu. 2 : 10, 11. 

IV. God His Father. 

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." 
Matt. 3: 17. 

Work of the Holy Spirit. 

I. He convicts. 

"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of 
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." Jno. 16:8. 



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2. He regenerates, 

''Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Ex- 
cept a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 
enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of 
the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is 
spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be 
born again." Jno, 3:5-7. 

3. He hears witness of our sonship, 

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that 
we- are the children of God." Rom. 8: 16. 

4. He is our sanctiiier. 

''And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave 
them utterance." Acts 2:4. 

5. He empowers. 

"But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost 
is come upon you." Acts i : 8. 

6. The Spirit leads and guides. 

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are 
the sons of God." Rom. 8 : 14. "Howbeit when he, 
the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all 
truth." Jno. 16: 13. 

7. He imparts liberty. 

"And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 
2 Cor. 3 : 17. 



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8. He makes us useful. 

"For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost 
and of faith: and much people was added unto the 
Ivord." Acts 1 1 : 24. 

9. He is the only baptism. 

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but 
he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes 
I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the 
Holy Ghost, and with fire." Matt. 3:11. 

10. Known by the abundant fruit. 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- 
suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tempe- 
rance : against such there is no law." Gal. 5 : 22, 23. 

Walking With God. 

I. Conditions. 

"But Noah found grace in the sight of the Lord. 
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just 
man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked 
with God." Gen. 6:8, 9. 

I. It is a possibility. 

"And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for 
God took him." Gen. 5 : 24. 

11. Impi^ids. 

I. Walking as He walked. 

"He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so 
to walk, even as he walked." i Jno. 2 : 6. 



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2. Walking in the light, 

''But if we walk in the light, as he is in the Hght, we 
have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin/' i Jno. 1:7. 

3. Walking in the truth, 

"For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and 
testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walk- 
est in the truth." 3 Jno. i : 3. 

4. Walking in the Spirit, 

"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." 
Gal. 5 : 25. 

5. Walking in His zmys, 

"But take diligent heed to do the commandment and 
the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged 
you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his 
ways." Josh. 22: 5. 

6. Walking in the old paths, 

"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, 
and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and 
walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls." Jer. 
6:16. 

7. Walking by the gospel rule, 

"Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let 
us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." 
Phil. 3:16. 

8. Walking in newness of life, 

"That like as Christ was raised up from the dead by 



What God Does, Etc. 279 

the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in 
newness of life." Rom. 6 : 4. 

9. Walking honestly. 

'Xet us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting 
and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not 
in strife and envying." Rom. 13: 13. 

10. Walking by faith. 

''For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2. Cor. 5:7. 

III. Promises to Those Who Wai.k With Him. 

1. A'Ot faint but renew their strength. 

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles : they 
shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not 
faint." Isa. 40: 31. 

2. They shall have good things, 

*'For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will 
give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold 
from them that walk uprightly." Ps. 84: 11. 

What God Does With Our Sins. 

1. Lays on Jesus. 

"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned 
every one to his own way: and the Lord hath laid on 
Him the iniquity of us all." Isa. 53 : 6. 

2. Covers. 

''Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and 
whose sins are covered." Rom. 4 : 7. 



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3. Removes. 

"And far as the east is from the west, so far hath he 
removed our transgressions from us." Ps. 103 : 12. 

4. Piits away. 

"He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of him- 
self." Heb. 9:26. 

5. Passed away. 

"Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from 
thee, and I will clothe thee with a change of raiment." 
Zech. 3 : 4. 

6. Casts in the sea. 

"He will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all 
their sins into the depths of the sea." Micah 7 : 19. 

7. Casts behind His hack. 

"For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back." Isa. 
38:17. 

8. Blotted out. 

"I even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions 
for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins." Isa. 
43:25. 

9. Washes from. 

"Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins 
in his own blood." Rev. i : 5. 



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What Jesus is to Us. 



I. A Savior. 



"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call 
his name Jesus : for he shall save his people from their 
sins." Matt, i :2i. 

2. A sanctifier, 

"And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also 
might be sanctified through the truth.'' Jno. 17:19. 
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which 
no man shall see the Lord.'' Heb. 12 : 14. 

3. A healer. 

"Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all 
thy diseases." Ps. 103 : 3. 

4. A deliverer, 

"There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall 
turn away ungodliness from Jacob." Rom. 11 : 26. 

5. A High Priest. 

"Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is 
passed from the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us 
hold fast our profession." Heb. 4:14. 

6. Way, truth and life. 

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and 
the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." 
Jno. 14 : 6. 

7. Door of blessing. 

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he 



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shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." 
Jno. 10: 9. 

8, Counsellor. 

''For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: 
and the government shall be upon his shoulders : and his 
name shall be called wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty 
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isa. 

9:6. 

9. Guide, 

"I will guide thee with mine eye." Ps. 32 : 8. 

ID. Light. 

"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me 
shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life." 
Jno. 8: 12. 

11. Shepherd. 

''I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth 
his life for the sheep." Jno. 10: 11. 

12. Bread of life. 

"Then said they unto him. Lord, evermore give us this 
bread." Jno. 6:34. 

13. Day spring. 

'Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the 
day spring from on high hath visited us." Lu. 1 : 78. 

14. Friend. 

"A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: 
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." 
Prov. 18 : 24. 



Yd ARE) My Witne:sse;s. '283 

15. Comforter. 

''For the Lord shall comfort Zion : he will comfort all 
her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like 
Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord: joy 
and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the 
voice of melody." Isa. 51:3. 

16. Bridegroom or coming King. 

"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him; 
for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife 
hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that 
she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for 
the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." Rev. 10 : 7, 
8. 

1 7. Resurrection. 

"I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth 
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." Jno. 
11:25. 

18. Judge. 

"And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and 
to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be 
the Judge of quick and dead." Acts 10 : 42. 

Ye Are My Witnesses. 

Isa. 43 : 10. 

L A Witness is: 

I. One zvho testifies to what he personally knows. 

"We speak that we do know, and testify that we have 
seen; and ye receive not our witness." Jno. 3: ii. 



284 Worker's Companion. 

2. One who testifies to zvhat he sees. 

"For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and 
bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which 
was with the Father, and was manifested unto us." i 
Jno. 1 : 2. 

3. One who testifies to what he hears. 

"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto 
you, that ye also may have fellowship with us." i Jno. 
1:3- 

II. God's Witni:sse:s are: Gommande:d : 

1. To let their light shine. 

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see 
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in 
heaven." Matt. 5: 16. 

2. To make straight paths. 

"And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which 
is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be 
healed." Heb. 12, 13. 

3. To be separate. 

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye 
separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; 
and I will receive you." 2 Cor. 6: 17. 

III. God's Witndsse^s are: Airways Ri^ady to Tijsti^y. 

"And be ready always to give an answer to every man 
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with 
meekness and fear." i Pet. 3: 15. 



Yt AR^ My Witne:ss^s. 285 

1. To the remission of sins. 

"To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by 
the remission of their sins." Lu. i : ';^y. 

2. To the acceptance with Christ. 

''Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of per- 
sons : but in every nation he that f eareth him, and work- 
eth righteousness, is accepted v^ith him. Acts 10 : 34. 
35. 

3. To justiUcation by faith. 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5 : !• 

4. To living without sin. 

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin : for 
his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because 
he is born of God." i Jno. 3 : 9. 

5. To sanctiiication. 

"By the which will we are sanctified through the of- 
fering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Heb. 
10: 10. 

6. To crucifixion of sin. 

"Knowing this that our old man is crucified with him, 
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth 
we should not serve sin." Rom. 6:6. 

7. To being ready for service. 

"But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold 
and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to 



286 Worke:r's Companion. 

honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge 
himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, 
sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared 
unto every good work.'' 2 Tim. 2:20, 21. 

8. To being ready to depart to he zmth Christ. 

''For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of 
my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I 
have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Hence- 
forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, 
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that 
day : and not to me only, but unto all them also that love 
his appearing." 2 Tim. 4 : 6-8. 



ZNTDEX. 



All Things. 7 

Abiding in Christ 8 

Abounding Christian 9 

Another Comforter 11 

Abundant Salvation 14 

At the Feet of Jesus 15 

Asking 17 

Boldness of Seven Men 19 

Be clean 21 

Bells. 22 

Bible B's from Gospel Hives 23 

Backsliding. 25 

By and In Faith 28 

Behold. 30 

Carnality in the Disciples 31 

Christian's Calling 33 

Comfort 35 

Christlikeness 36 

Christian Perfection 37 

Confidential Church 40 

Contrast Between the Sinner and the Saved 41 

Divine Guidance. 43 

Duty Toward the Afflicted 44 

Dwelling 46 

Divine Strength. ; 47 

Demonstrations 48 

David's Experience 50 

Deliverance. 52 

Discipleship of Saints 53 

Eight Eternal Things. 56 

Excuses 57 

Eternal Life 59 

Explanation on the 91st Psalm 61 

Eight "Forths" of the Bible 61 

287 



288 Index. 

Father's Will 62 

Faint Not 64 

Faith 65 

Fullness of God 67 

God is Able 69 

God is Faithful 70 

God's All-seeing Eye 72 

God's Messenger 74 

God's Holiness 76 

God's Flock 78 

Grace in Hebrews 81 

Grace in Romans 82 

Goodness 84- 

God's All-Sufficiency 86. 

Holy Fire 87 

Heaven Opened 90 

His Name 92 

Holy Persons and Things 93 

Holy Ghost 96 

*'He Shalls" 98 

Help Others 99 

His Shadow 100 

How He Should Live 101^, 

His Keeping 103 

Hell 104 

Happy ' 107 

Holiness 109 

In Him Ill 

Indispensable Things 112 

"I .Wills" of the Lord 113 

Isaiah's Ten Promises for Ten Needs 116, 

John's Conception of the New Birth Iil7 

Joy 118 

Jesus is Coming 121 

Jesus Only 124 

Jesus' Time-Table for Prayer 125. 

Liberty 127 

Living Realities 128 

Living Waters 130 



■" Index. 289 

"Let us" in Hebrews 131 

Likenesses of God's Saints 133 

Light 135 

Man 137 

Men Wanted for the Lord's Service 139 

New Things 141 

Now 142 

Open Things 144 

Obedience 145 

Pentecostal Purity 147 

Pentecostal Experiences in the Acts 149 

Patience. 151 

Prayers Hindered 153 

Peace 154 

Power of the Holy Ghost 157 

Purity 159 

Put ofiC and Put On 'l60 

Run that Ye may be Able to Obtain 163 

Rest. 165 

Robbing 166 

Saints' Hiding Place 168 

Saints' Feet 169 

Saints' Attitude Toward the Spirit , IfTO 

Stand 171 

Seeking God 173 

Strangers and Pilgrims 175 

Shining 177 

Steadfastness ... 179 

Saints' Hotel. ... 180 

Strength 182 

"Shall Nots" of John's Gospel. 183 

Scriptural Giving 185 

Seeking Salvation . . 187 

Salvation 189 

Sigi^s to Precede His Coming . 191 

Seven Requisites for Soul Winning 193 

Sin Not .... .199 

Saints' Keeping 201 

Soundness'. 204 



290 Index. 

"ShaU BeV of the Lord 205 

Sin Exists in Two Forms 208 

The Saints Have .•• 211 

The Spirit of Christ 212 

The Forgiveness of Sins 214 

The Believer's Attitude 215 

The Truth 217 

The Two Followers 221 

The Hungry Filled With 224 

The Lord our Helper 225 

True Evidences of Regeneration 227 

The Gospel 230 

The Gift of God 232 

The Grace of God 234 

The People of God 237 

The Mission of Jesus 241 

Tw^ve Everlasting Things 243 

Teach Me 245 

Take Heed 247 

Ten Precious Things 249 

The Bride and the Bridegroom 251 

The Millennial 253 

The Judgment 254 

Trusting the Lord 256 

The Heart Without God is , 258 

The Heart With God is 260 

The Devil 261 

The Blood 264 

Unity 266 

Victory 267 

What is Said About the Apostles 269 

Waiting on God 271 

What Think Ye of Christ? , 273 

Work of the Holy Spirit. 275 

Walking with God 277 

What God Does With Our Sins , 279 

What Jesus is to Us - 281 

Ye are My Witnesses 283 



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